You are wrong. The Soviets were better than the US at only one thing: engines, and nothing else really. SpaceX wanted to use Russian rockets initially. They wer

You are wrong. The Soviets were better than the US at only one thing: engines, and nothing else really. SpaceX wanted to use Russian rockets initially. They were unable to buy them, and started their own development instead. They were greatly inspired by Russian engine designs, which were very well made, but they have honestly improved and surpassed the Russians at this point. The N1 has no connection with Starship. The only similar thing is the amount of engines, but Starship uses a different fuel which means a completely different plumbing technology. They have nothing in common. I mean, have you heard about that whole coming back part?