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Reply to post: 8 million pounds of thrust - meh!

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8 million pounds of thrust - meh!

Bit of a shame that the Sea Dragon was never actually made - its single first stage engine was rated at 79,000,000 lbf (RP-1 & LOX).

No, that's not a typo - 79 million pounds of thrust.

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