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— Elon Musk does not hide that the Starship ship being developed by SpaceX is largely inspired by the Korolev's lunar superheavy rocket H-1. And did the Russian space industry abandon this particular technical solution with several engines, or is it also planning to create something similar?
- I think that in the superheavy carrier N—1 Sergey Pavlovich to some extent overstepped the technological capabilities of that time. That is, the ideas embedded in the design of this rocket were not supported by the appropriate control systems, without which it was impossible to ensure the synchronous operation of all engines. And that's why this project failed.
Nevertheless, the technical solutions of that time remain relevant today. And in the development of the Korolev's "Seven", we began work at the Progress RCC on the promising Amur-LNG carrier, where a new type of fuel will be used – liquefied natural gas, more economical, more efficient, and the idea of a multi-engine power plant will also be implemented. If this work turns out to be successful, we hope that we will be able to replicate it and use the design solutions embedded in this rocket for a superheavy carrier. So we are moving exactly along the path that Sergei Pavlovich outlined at the time.