SECHusker Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Evidently with the new engines and increased engines on the booster (29 previously to 33 engines) and starship (6 previously to 9 engines), folks are calculating SpaceX will be able to put 220t to low earth orbit (LEO), with a cargo bay far bigger than the ISS. And on Lex Friedman's podcast, Musk stated starship theoretically can go down to $1M per launch. For perspective the new starship is theorized to be 21 feet longer, so about 180 feet tall and is 9 meters or 27ish feet across, with a cargo capacity of a 747 jumbo jet and then some. 220t is the weight of more than 150 average sized cars. And at $1M per launch is a fraction of $450M per launch of the space shuttle and that could only carry 29t to LEO. Furthermore with refueling Starship can bring that same 220t to the moon, mars, etc. Also, add at scale production Musk says they'll be able to produce 2 Starships per week, and believes he'll be able to launch this behemoth 2-3 times a day. While the future is still unknown, we are on the cusp of something special. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
SECHusker Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Amazing to think SpaceX is going to use the arms on the launch tower to catch the rockets coming back to earth. 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Every named body in the Solar System. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
SECHusker Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On India's cost efficient space industry 1 Quote Link to comment
SECHusker Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 "WASHINGTON — The size of NASA’s astronaut corps may soon fall below the minimum level the agency needs to support space station and Artemis missions [missions back to the moon] and other activities, the agency’s inspector general warns." https://spacenews.com/nasa-inspector-general-warns-astronaut-corps-may-be-too-small/ Coach put me in, I'll go. Rest of y'all suit up. Quote Link to comment
commando Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 e 1 hour ago, SECHusker said: "WASHINGTON — The size of NASA’s astronaut corps may soon fall below the minimum level the agency needs to support space station and Artemis missions [missions back to the moon] and other activities, the agency’s inspector general warns." https://spacenews.com/nasa-inspector-general-warns-astronaut-corps-may-be-too-small/ Coach put me in, I'll go. Rest of y'all suit up. i might have to forward this to clay and see if he wants to unretire. lol Quote Link to comment
Xmas32 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60019423 Space view of the Tonga volcano. Obscene. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
SECHusker Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Best animation I've seen of SpaceX/NASA Lunar Lander. Quote Link to comment
SECHusker Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Video of Starship being held by the chopsticks before stacking. Quote Link to comment
SECHusker Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 European private space company video. Don't know how competitive they'll be with the US companies because they haven't made it to space yet. I think there only hope is European nationalize will drive European companies/countries to them. Quote Link to comment
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