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Only the SRBs use solid propellant (APCP). The first stage is kerolox and the upper stage is hydrolox. Although you are a bit off the mark, you did actually hi
by fastball 2y ago
Only the SRBs use solid propellant (APCP). The first stage is kerolox and the upper stage is hydrolox.
Although you are a bit off the mark, you did actually hit on the likely reason for the faster liftoff, which is that the SRBs have a much higher thrust-to-weight ratio than the SpaceX Superheavy booster.