SmallTownOhioRockets
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Here you can chat about space exploration and swap rumors on the topic.
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If you follow the link in the article you posted you will find your answer:Ok, if someone can explain to me just what the mission of Starship is, put it in here.
We have the "What Did You Do Today Rocketwise" thread for things that don't really need threads of their own. Perhaps a thread like that, sort of "What's On Your Mind Today Rocketwise" for questions or thoughts that don't really need threads of their own.I'm confused as to why you'd want all posts of this nature to be contained in a single thread if that's what you do mean.
Airplane movie reference.What is the red zone thing about, guys?
The question is, will there be a market for such a large payload?
It seems like there is a sort of “If you build it, they will come” logic to Starship. Usually spacecraft are built with a specific kind of market need in mind, but it seems like Musk thinks if he can build a ship to boost a hundred people to Mars or a bazillion tons of cargo to the moon, someone will want that, even though there are no current plans to do that kind of thing. It’s kind of speculative.
It's funny that we said almost the same thing at almost exactly the same time. "jinx!"
That's the idea, but until it's actually built, flown, and proven, the actual costs are an unknown. After all, as conceived, the space shuttle was supposed to be "reusable" and cheaper per flight, but never came anywhere close to doing that.Correct me if I'm wrong here - but given the increased baked in reusability of the Starship platform, isn't it supposed to be cheaper per launch than the Falcon 9 configuration even given the vast size difference?
Absolutely. Definitely unproven at this point. The last few years of SpaceX's track record do speak in their favor though (other than sticking to timelines).That's the idea, but until it's actually built, flown, and proven, the actual costs are an unknown. After all, as conceived, the space shuttle was supposed to be "reusable" and cheaper per flight, but never came anywhere close to doing that.
Yeah, that's about right. And to everyone on the thread, thank you.What really amazes me is how someone so brilliant and has done all he has with space travel could design such an ugly pickup truck.
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