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Was there a more based and underrated rocket?

I just realized now that SpaceX flies from the same pad that Cassini launched from

>>11176506
Yes, Titan was primarily a military launcher, specifically for the NRO’s heavier stuff (think of it as the predecessor to the Delta 4). But it also launched some heavier NASA payloads (e.g. Viking, Cassini) and ones that required higher-energy trajectories (e.g. Helios, Voyager).

>>11116969
>lighting the core stage engines in-flight before booster burnout.

You called?