To: COEXERJ145
Yep, the Soviets could not build the engine bells large enough, so they had to build lots of engines.
Lots of engines = lots of chances for mistakes.
272 posted on
12/09/2006 5:42:45 PM PST by
Central Scrutiniser
(Pro Evolution, Pro Stem Cell Research, Pro Science, Pro Free Thought, and Conservative)
To: Central Scrutiniser
When they realized that they wouldn't be able to make it to the moon with the N-1, they considered using it as an ICBM to throw their 100 megaton nuke but that idea didn't go very far.
278 posted on
12/09/2006 5:44:03 PM PST by
COEXERJ145
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