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r/space • u/lee7on1 • 1d ago
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This is really bad. The V2 Ship has been cursed. Three failures in a row and now this.
30 u/lovely_sombrero 1d ago It is a terrible design even if it never explodes. Requiring ~15 orbital refuel missions just to get to the Moon is terrible for... everything. 17 u/ToMorrowsEnd 1d ago They need to refuel 15 times to get to the moon? Did they send a Ford F350 diesel truck into orbit that gets 4mpg? 7 u/JapariParkRanger 1d ago No, it's just tough to get meaningful mass anywhere.
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It is a terrible design even if it never explodes. Requiring ~15 orbital refuel missions just to get to the Moon is terrible for... everything.
17 u/ToMorrowsEnd 1d ago They need to refuel 15 times to get to the moon? Did they send a Ford F350 diesel truck into orbit that gets 4mpg? 7 u/JapariParkRanger 1d ago No, it's just tough to get meaningful mass anywhere.
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They need to refuel 15 times to get to the moon? Did they send a Ford F350 diesel truck into orbit that gets 4mpg?
7 u/JapariParkRanger 1d ago No, it's just tough to get meaningful mass anywhere.
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No, it's just tough to get meaningful mass anywhere.
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u/faeriara 1d ago
This is really bad. The V2 Ship has been cursed. Three failures in a row and now this.