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Re:SpaceX's Starship didn't immediately respond to a self-de... by s1artibartfast on Monday May 01, 2023 @01:50PM (#35776528)
The concrete launchpad that SpaceX built has already withstood forces greater than any rocket in Von Brauns lifetime and every other rocket that has ever flown.

The successful half-thrust Starship test applied more force than the Saturn V or SLS in development do at full thrust.

People quick to criticize the spaceX pad conveniently ignore this fact, as well as the fact that SpaceX knew it was not reusable and was already planning to upgrade it.

If Von Braun actually thought what you claim, he has already been proven wrong.

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Re:SpaceX's Starship didn't immediately respond to a self-de... by Tommstein on Monday May 01, 2023 @07:42PM (#35780920)
> The concrete launchpad that SpaceX built has already withstood forces greater than any rocket in Von Brauns lifetime and every other rocket that has ever flown.

"withstood"

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Re:SpaceX's Starship didn't immediately respond to a self-de... by s1artibartfast on Monday May 01, 2023 @09:01PM (#35781710)
I'm not sure what you are getting at. The half-thrust test had very little damage and was more force than every other rocket on the planet.
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