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1000 Raptor engine tests in less than 9 months
What do you mean last glory?
Well after they flew it once or twice they decided not to fly it anymore because they found out that it was a total waste of money and it was better off using staging rockets with a crew capsule at the top. Took US 20 more years to figure that part out.
IIRC it was the last great project before USSR dissolved.What do you mean last glory?
The most useful utilization of the Shuttle was its ability to snatch away satellites and bring them back to Earth, or deploy satellites where human interaction was a necessity.Well after they flew it once or twice they decided not to fly it anymore because they found out that it was a total waste of money and it was better off using staging rockets with a crew capsule at the top. Took US 20 more years to figure that part out.
IIRC it was the last great project before USSR dissolved.
And how often did we see that happening? Nearly zilch nada.The most useful utilization of the Shuttle was its ability to snatch away satellites and bring them back to Earth, or deploy satellites where human interaction was a necessity.
Lots https://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/dev/hillger/shuttle-related.htmAnd how often did we see that happening? Nearly zilch nada.
That is only successful Soviet super heavy lift launcher called Energia. After Americans landed on moon using Saturn V, Soviets unsuccessfully tried launching an equivalent called N9 for a decade. They finally had a super heavy rocket with 75% capacity of Saturn V in 1990 but their country collapsed.What do you mean last glory?
If Korolev had not died, the Soviets would have been on the moon. This is the same country who was sending probes to the Moon, landing and returning them before the Americans even learned much about intra-system transfersThat is only successful Soviet super heavy lift launcher called Energia. After Americans landed on moon using Saturn V, Soviets unsuccessfully tried launching an equivalent called N9 for a decade. They finally had a super heavy rocket with 75% capacity of Saturn V in 1990 but their country collapsed.
Korolev was a launch system engineer, not an exclusive liquid fuel engine designer and a robotics pioneer. So no, Soviets wouldn't have landed on moon even if Korolev was alive.If Korolev had not died, the Soviets would have been on the moon. This is the same country who was sending probes to the Moon, landing and returning them before the Americans even learned much about intra-system transfers