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Having a whole bunch of engines means loosing a few at launch won't end in disaster. That means you can pursue more high-risk, high-performance engine designs.
by barbacoa 3y ago
Having a whole bunch of engines means loosing a few at launch won't end in disaster. That means you can pursue more high-risk, high-performance engine designs.
- vkou 3y agoThe N1 was designed with 30 engines, under that same theory. It, uh, didn't do so well. As it turns out, getting 30 rocket engines to run at once is not trivial.