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For All Mankind, Season 1, Episode 4 (Patreon)

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2024-05-25 21:10:17
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dys

You asked in a previous episode how close the Soviets got to their own moon landing in the real world, and the answer is "not very". Their N1 rocket failed on every launch attempt, in one case exploding with the force of a small nuke, destroying its entire launch complex. Consensus seems to be that controlling 30 engines firing at once on the first stage was far too complex. This actually prompted concern decades later about the SpaceX Falcon Heavy being too complex with its 27 engines, but apparently by then computer control was advanced enough to handle it.

Youtalkingtome
>>139018669

Thank you! That is really good information. This challenge, along with prioritizing the arms race, really goes a long way to explaining why the USSR never bothered.

Tyler's Space

Such a great show that only gets better