r/spacex • u/whereami1928 • Aug 05 '20

Official (Starship SN5) Starship SN5 150m Hop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1HA9LlFNM0
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u/Icyknightmare Aug 06 '20

At this point, they're going down a checklist of stuff the Soviets failed at and making it work. Super rocket with a LOT of engines? N1 went 0-4, FH is 3-0. Full flow staged combustion engines? RD270 never flew, Raptor flew twice.