arudesalad@sh.itjust.works to 196 · 3 months agoLite(rule)ly rocket sciencelemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up1281file-textcross-posted to: memes@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squareLinkyulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agowell, technically the x-33 would be single-stage (I don’t know if it would count as a rocket though)
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-23 months agoyou could also consider the Apollo lunar ascent vehicle as a single stage to orbit vehicle i guess
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoIt 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.
well, technically the x-33 would be single-stage (I don’t know if it would count as a rocket though)
you could also consider the Apollo lunar ascent vehicle as a single stage to orbit vehicle i guess
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.