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Re:Musk explains why SpaceX prefers clusters of small engines by Maybestring on Thursday February 08, 2018 @11:52AM (#16333496)
The N1 had insufficient component level testing. They decided to go straight to full up tests due to the cost of the test stand needed.

The big complication with the N1 was that they tried to steer it with variable thrust, rather than the usual approach of thrust vectoring.

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