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The Big Rocket Showdown: Falcon 9 vs. Neutron

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1 points by socialdemocrat 3 years ago · 3 comments

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abudabi123 3 years ago

A proper carrot-to-carrot comparison would be SpaceX Starship vs Rocket Lab Neutron, two up-coming contenders in rocket launch.

  • verdverm 3 years ago

    Neutron is in the same class as Falcon 9. They do mention Starship at the end. The title is misleading and the whole thing reads as "I think Neutron is better than Falcon 9, let me tell you why" with very little hard evidence and a lot of speculation.

    https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/ is the place to go for balanced reporting. They are fans of all space companies and tend to be a little overoptimistic. SpaceX certainly gets more attention, due to being around longer, having more launches, and letting people film Boca Chica up close and personal. They have interviews with all the companies and even co-broadcast for Rocket Labs in some official capacity.

socialdemocratOP 3 years ago

Extensive comparison of engines, design of shape, choice of materials, performance and strategies for reuse.

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