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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

answer; big engines have acoustic/vibration side effects making them unstable. smaller engines more reliable, reduce risk of overall failure.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

That, and a single Rocketdyne F-1 would have waaaaay too much thrust for the job of getting an almost empty booster to hover

(Didn't watch the video, don't know if this was covered)

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