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I have said this for years. Starship will eventually go to orbit, it MIGHT go a few times to the Moon. It will lucky if it ever makes it to Mars. More than hap
by PeaceTed 10mo ago
I have said this for years. Starship will eventually go to orbit, it MIGHT go a few times to the Moon. It will lucky if it ever makes it to Mars.
More than happy to be proven wrong. I mean they are still progressing but it is just a case of figuring out how long their runway is (economics).
- avmich 10mo agoCan you provide your logic for this conclusion?
- travisgriggs 10mo agoCmon. Don’t kill my dream. I dream of Elon musk flying to Mars. And staying there.
- josefx 10mo agoHe hasn't even been to orbit.
- kakacik 10mo ago... but alone. We don't want some Expanse-like scenario down the line with fascist part of mankind completely unhinged. Once he is over then colonize all you want.
- ubercore 10mo agoOops. Earth's space connection to X just went down. We expect service to resume in about one martian lifetime.
- 4ggr0 10mo agoi would be sooooooo sad if we get a challenger #2 while sending musk up. depends on if he's the only one on board.
- imtringued 10mo agoAnyone who is paying attention knows that Starship is mostly going to be a launch vehicle for Starlink. It's very unlikely that the upper stage will ever support external payloads.
- Unroasted6154 10mo agoWhy wouldn't they make it for external payload if they get the cost per kg lower than F9? Running starship only is going to be cheaper than running both rockets, except if the economics of starship are worse (in which case, it would not be used for starlink either).