c/onehundredninetysix · by arudesalad@sh.itjust.works · 1y

Lite(rule)ly rocket science

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24795399

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Linkyu@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 1y (2 replies)

well, technically the x-33 would be single-stage (I don't know if it would count as a rocket though)

Jumuta@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y

you could also consider the Apollo lunar ascent vehicle as a single stage to orbit vehicle i guess

grue@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

It counts as a rocket, but it fails to disprove the "moon landing was staged" claim because it was only suborbital. The differences in ΔV between suborbital, LEO, and lunar transfer orbit are vast.