Multiple engines failed on #Starship
making it tumble. The Soviets attempted a similar rocket called the N-1, which also had many engines, also failed.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N1_(rock

It's kind of interesting that #SpaceX was inspired by the Soviets. Though it isn't the first time. The 'launch often and fail fast' approach was done by the Soviets too.

#space #science #rockets

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@mempko Maybe Elon and his team ought to try playing Kerbal Space Program since engineering and history doesn't seem to be working

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