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>>15657711
I heckin love the Energia 2 config. If I would propose an alternate fully reusable rocket architecture I would do this.
>fully reusable everything
>liquid boosters + sustainer stage
>horizontal landing which is safer, simpler, and gentler than Starship's flip shit
>a proper swing nosecone hatch for payloads
>if you wanted to launch crew, just stick a normal capsule on the end
>because the capsule is a drop in payload, launch escape can still be a thing
>lower aspect ratio so it has a wider launch envelope; wing-loading on ascent is negligible since the boosters are covering it
>make everything methalox so you get denser propellants, better specific impulse and thrust, and better for reusability