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Please add this line, for a vehicle which flew and suceessfully put its payload in orbit: Energya: 100 metric tons (retired) Ares V and SLS have never flown,
by wolf550e 15y ago
Please add this line, for a vehicle which flew and suceessfully put its payload in orbit:
Energya: 100 metric tons (retired)
Ares V and SLS have never flown, yet.
So if Falcon Heavy works and flies before SLS, it will be the third most capable (in terms of mass to LEO) launch vehicle ever flown, not second, and the most capable of those availbale at the time, since the two vehicles which have succesfully lifted more mass are both retired.
Being third and the only one currently availbale should be good enough. There is no need to lie and claim you are second.