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Why Does SpaceX Use 33 Engines While NASA Used Just 5? (youtu.be)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm going to assume in the 50's/60's the manufacturing time table played a role, as did the limited control systems?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Controlling that many engines back then was very difficult. A lot of the N1 issues were from the limited processing power in its computer.