What crucial difference in performance is highlighted between the Saturn V and the N1?

Answer

The Saturn V reliably delivered power, while the N1 failed to do so.

The text distinguishes between achieving immense calculated power and reliably delivering that power during an actual mission, a feat the proven Saturn V achieved and the N1 failed to meet.

What crucial difference in performance is highlighted between the Saturn V and the N1?

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