In the end, the Saturn V rocket was dramatically different from
previous rocket designs — because it had to be.
Not exact matches
The
rocket, which Musk calls the BFR — the first and last letters stand for «big» and «
rocket» — is smaller than the one he announced at the same event last year, carrying 150 tonnes compared to the
previous design's 300.
Back in Beijing, his
previous experience
designing complicated weapons systems and
rockets for the United States became integral to China's budding efforts.