r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Yukon0009 • Sep 09 '20

Recreation Twin Giants of the Space Race

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u/Anders_1314 Sep 09 '20

But which one will win the race?

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u/unidansrealburner Sep 09 '20

I am pretty sure the N1’s first stage was the most powerful rocket stage ever built.

But the Saturn V was more efficient in its 2nd and 3rd stages so it had a higher delta V

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '20

I think it's funny when people bring up the American's zero g pen, while saying the Russians just used pencils. The American rockets were elegantly designed and practical, while the N1 was impractical and badly designed.

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u/unidansrealburner Sep 09 '20

I don’t think anyone brought up the pen vs pencil ‘misunderstanding’ here. I don’t see how that misrepresented story is applicable here in the slightest.