/sci/ - Science & Math

>>14624655
N1.. I weep.. had it there been at least one damn successful launch..

>>14597762
>Honestly would a non-shit N1 be better then?
I think so. Such toxic propellants should be left at what they do best, ballistic missiles with high readiness and niche, high performance usages, best not too much in one place at that.
>The whole “dude Korolev lived!” Thing is almost cliche
I think it's a fair one, despite how popular it got. N1 would've had significantly better chances of succeeding otherwise, I'm sure of it. Of course, it's just fiction and imagination, working from what we know about the people (and their influence both at Moscow and Baikonur) and what they had available at the time, since we can't be sure how it'd have gone. Otherwise, there's stuff like Soyuz A, but it was very early on and dropped for very rightful reasons at the time, but maybe you could move from circumlunar to manned landing with some changes, no idea.

>>12590532
Had NASA balls it'd end up getting the N1 treatment, though it won't be missed nor won't be in the hearts of any.

>>12517501
N1 parts and scraps. It lives in our dreams, at least.