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> The SpaceX Super Heavy has been more capable arguably as early as the second flight test and certainly now.

Well except with regard to astronaut travel: very different and controversial launch abort approach and no escape tower like apollo



That’s an upper-stage issue — I was talking about the booster (1st stage). A conventional stage could be placed on top, complete with a traditional abort system and/or something like what Dragon uses.




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