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gagaron_pew t1_j21yd69 wrote

Reply to comment by the_fungible_man in Apollo role manoeuvre by Oncey1234

it is possible to "rotate the whole kit". i think the russians are still doing it, or at least were doing it that way.

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Barrrrrrnd t1_j21zyau wrote

Possible but not worth the cost in retrofit when they can just roll the vehicle.

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the_fungible_man t1_j222q69 wrote

Interesting. It appears that rotation of Soyuz launch vehicles was necessary until the Soyuz 2.a which first launched in 2004.

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