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		tekla on April 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after laun... Thats basically saying a car made in the mid 1900 is the same as a car made in 2020's because they have 4 wheels. It demonstrates a profound ignorance of the improvements made in technology and engineering in over 50 years.

TheLoafOfBread on April 20, 2023 [–]

No, it is like comparing 4 stroke engine from 1960 and 4 stroke from today. Still same concept despite the fact that engine from today has ECU.

N1 was only rocket attempting this setup before Starship. And failed miserably.

Diederich on April 20, 2023 | [–]

Falcon Heavy, with 27 engines, has had a number of successful launches, and zero failures.

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