Re:We Built the Saturn V (2017)
by Gravityloss on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @08:52AM
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It's really hard to take a Saturn V and make it reusable. Though there were plans [1]
It would be better to develop technology at a smaller scale, being able to iterate more, both in more paths explored per dollar and per year.
In that sense DC-X and the lunar lander challenge were on to something, as was Fastrac. Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Starship then continued from there. (Spaceshipone and hybrids were a dead end.)
It would be better to develop technology at a smaller scale, being able to iterate more, both in more paths explored per dollar and per year.
In that sense DC-X and the lunar lander challenge were on to something, as was Fastrac. Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Starship then continued from there. (Spaceshipone and hybrids were a dead end.)
1: http://www.astronautix.com/w/wingedsaturnv.html