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V2 does NOT go into orbit.



Yet another reason why the comment I'm replying to was incorrect, thanks.


No, it’s actually the opposite. Re read. If you compare an actually LEO capable vehicle and a moon lander of the same payload, you’ll see that the difference is not that big.

Saturn had a massive payload, hence the gap in difficulty.

But my point anyway was that Saturn V is not 1000x larger than a soyouz, despite the moon being 1000x further away. Distance is not what counts in space.




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