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5164514 No.5164514 [Reply] [Original]

The Saturn V seems smaller than I had thought.

I always imagined you could park a jeep inside each engine. Guess not.
Still pretty big.

Picture related, it's the first stage.

>> No.5164534
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That's not the first stage.

>> No.5164549

>>5164514

>Post second stage

>Lie and say its the first

This nigger

>> No.5164555

>>5164534
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-IC

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>>5164549
>>5164534
Why you phillistines, behold, THIS IS THE SECOND STAGE!

>> No.5164588

>>5164578
>Post third stage
>Lie and say it's the second

This homophobe

>> No.5164601
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The nozzle extensions are not mounted. The bells are pretty fucking big once the extensions are on.

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oh, they are big.

>> No.5164614
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>>5164605
And the Saturn V was the biggest rocket of all time. ALL TIME!

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>>5164614
Though the Soviet N-1 came close.

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>>5164618
Majestic.

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>>5164614
>Diagram excludes Proton, Zenit, Energia
Ah well.
>Dat Liberty
Fuck SpaceX for pulling the COTS funding out from under Liberty.

>> No.5164649

>>5164618

N-1 is sexy. Looks more impressive than any of the US rockets.

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>>5164624
Indeed. Soviet STRONG. Russia et al still dominate with almost half of all yearly orbital launches, with China now number two.

But Liberty probably never had a chance. It was too late to the game for serious consideration, mostly because the capsule was only half-baked.

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>>5164668
China's Long March lineup. This year Russia/Ukraine will have 35 launches, China 20 launches, and America 15 launches.