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Wouldn't its nearest competitor be the N1 rocket? That thing did have some liftoffs.
by TT-392 3y ago
Wouldn't its nearest competitor be the N1 rocket? That thing did have some liftoffs.
- IAmGraydon 3y agoYes you’re probably right, it had just slightly more thrust than the SLS, at about 9M pounds.
- mkl 3y agoN1 had half the thrust of Starship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_heavy-lift_launch_vehicle#Comparison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_heavy-lift_launch_vehicl... Nothing else comes close, even planned ones that aren't operational yet.
- TT-392 3y agoI didn't say N1 came close to starship, just that it was closer than SLS