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> but in fairness the NK-33's are a pretty amazing piece of technology And we wouldn't have any at all if Kuznetsov hadn't ignored a direct order from Moscow t
by dingaling 12y ago
> but in fairness the NK-33's are a pretty amazing piece of technology
And we wouldn't have any at all if Kuznetsov hadn't ignored a direct order from Moscow to destroy all the engines and tooling, as part of the erasure of the N-1 launcher from official history.
IIRC the OKB knocked them off their inventory as them as 'surplus components' and stored them in a warehouse under plastic sheeting.