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		TheLoafOfBread on April 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after laun... 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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