Gail Alfar
@gailalfaratx · Nov 24, 2023
Both me and Grok are impressed with the Soviet N1 Rocket Projects even though it did fail.
"Ah, the N1 rocket - the Soviet Union's attempt at a moon landing. The story of this ambitious project is quite fascinating, and it's a tale of triumph, failure, and the relentless
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Starship has 33 engines!
If an engine failure is isolated, then many engines greatly increases reliability (Starship only loses <3% of thrust).
If not, then reliability is terrible. The difference is at least 2 orders of magnitude.
08:06 PM · November 24, 2023 · 554K views
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