/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15221103
russian commie uber paranoid state tradition. Changs even copy internal passport system from the USSR. In both cases anything space related was super-duper state secret to mask the stupidity, inefficient waste and outright corruption festering under it.

Hell, even in semi transparent anomalies like the burger system just look at SLS to see another example of how bad of investor the bureaucratic state really is. Apollo only happened because of national pride aligning as well as pushing all the obstacles aside. As soon as the pressure went away Apollo was scrapped for the carpet bagged to hell shuttle retardation and when that went away had to beg others to get up.

>>15212606
they did not give a shit. Siberian lakes glowing in the dark, radioactive dust bowls and anthrax island can testify to that. If Chernobyl happened somewhere in the backyard and not right next to euro they would have left the reactor uncovered as its cheaper then the clean up efforts.

Thank god it died as easily as it did. Its remains today put up more of a convlusions then the rotting hulk did 30 years ago

>>15201552
It’s hydrogen

The N1F (2nd from left) replaced the NK-15 engines with the more reliable NK-33s. It would fly in 1974 to support lunar landings by the mid to late 70’s.

By the late 70’s, the upper stages of the N1F would be replaced by hydrogen/oxygen ones. This new rocket would be the N1M.

The final evolution would happen in the 80’s, and see the upper stages be replaced by hydrogen/NUCLEAR stages to support mars missions