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Re:So what was that? Was Starship’s launch a failure or a su... by soperj on Sunday April 23, 2023 @03:17PM (#35679548)
You were talking about F9 landing, and taking off with 33 engines. Only the first stage lands on the F9. Only the first stage has 33 engines. I guess it's more confusing when Starship is what the whole ship is called, and possibly the second stage.
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Re:So what was that? Was Starship’s launch a failure or a su... by ceejayoz on Sunday April 23, 2023 @05:40PM (#35680934)
Falcon 9 is a specific clear example of landing != takeoff.

Starship != Super Heavy

Lunar Starship != Starship

Earth != Moon

All of these differences combined make the test not the slightest bit indicative of how things would work for a lunar Starship landing.

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