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by kevin_thibedeau 1150 days ago
> Landing is also very different than takeoff;

Lunar Starship is going to use the same engines for takeoff, assuming they don't get smashed by flying debris.

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Much fewer, half of them are vacuum variants (much less focused plume), and lunar gravity is much lower, meaning dramatically lower thrust required to get off the ground.