27 May 2020

What Scares Me

If you're old enough, or have followed the history of American space flight, then you're familiar with the Vanguard lift rocket. Here's a look. Yes, it looks nearly identical to SpaceX. Vanguard blew up 8 of 11 attempts. Both run on LOX/kerosene, although SpaceX calls it RP-1. Not exactly some kind of 'modern' design.

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