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They did test the N1 rocket prototypes by launching them. Static fires are a much less expensive way of testing, but they only partially replace test launches.
by cubefox 3y ago
They did test the N1 rocket prototypes by launching them. Static fires are a much less expensive way of testing, but they only partially replace test launches.
- Aloha 3y agoAnd I'm not sure that that static tests would have caught the failures plaguing the N1.