Would you call the pyramids the most difficult engineering problems in human history? They had a whole lot worse tools. I wasn't taking into account how much easier the tools make it, just the complexity of the challenge.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean. They were pretty challenging, I would expect.

It's just that Apollo dealt directly with rockets and boosters and so on.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's just that Apollo dealt directly with rockets and boosters and so on.

What do you mean? Starship does too.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was about "Those are literally the engineers who worked on this, one of the most difficult engineering problems in human history, having nailed it on their first try."

And how the tools, materials, processes, and organizational structures to deal with those complexities do in fact make it easier than say the original Apollo missions.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Easier for the individual people, but not an easier engineering challenge. 150T to LEO reusability is a harder problem statement 150T to LEO single use.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fair, but is it one of the most difficult in human history?

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

More difficult than Saturn V, and that's one of the most difficult.