Pretty crazy to think. All the engines were test fired to make sure they worked, except the assent stage you mentioned.

Jul 19, 2021
11:25:15am

Tesla Coug Everyday Astronaut

It was a one time use rocket, so they couldn't test fire it before to make sure it was working correctly. And no backup if it failed. Pretty wild to think.

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There were some great documentaries on the Smithsonian Channel on the Apollo missions and Apollo 11...

Coug Truly Addicted User

7/19/21 11:16am

Pretty crazy to think. All the engines were test fired to make sure they worked, except the assent stage you mentioned.

Tesla Coug

7/19/21 11:25am

. . . and 50+ years later, we are still fascinated by landing a rocket and then

BlueSage

7/19/21 11:29am

That's not an apples to apples comparison. The LEM landing stage used the

Dread Pirate Westley

7/19/21 11:44am

And soon the vehicle will all be 100% reusable. Just refuel and go, just like an airplane.

Tesla Coug

7/19/21 11:47am

That's why they chose hypergolics for both ascent and descent stages. All you

Dread Pirate Westley

7/19/21 11:47am

What's really crazy to consider is how close Apollo's 11-14 were to failure.

Dread Pirate Westley

7/19/21 11:53am

Well and had Apollo 11 landed where it originally was supposed to land...

Coug

7/19/21 12:08pm

They missed the planned landing site due to the unexpected delta-v. You're right

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