Re:SpaceX Is Raising $500M at a $30.5B Valuation
by SilasX on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @10:48AM
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>So in this figure, do you exclude Dragon weight for resupply missions?
I don't know about the Dragon, but, like before, if the Dragon's weight is the thing you really want out of the atmosphere, then yes, but if you only care about the supplies inside, then no.
>And even then, it's apples to oranges, because Space Shuttle was a manned spacecraft which brings millions other requirements into place.
What requirements? But yes, it's fair to break out "human" vs "inanimate" kg of payload. Do SpaceX products for carrying humans perform poorly when comparing to alternate ways of launching human payloads? Do SpaceX products for carrying inanimate matter perform poorly when compared to the same?
I don't know about the Dragon, but, like before, if the Dragon's weight is the thing you really want out of the atmosphere, then yes, but if you only care about the supplies inside, then no.
>And even then, it's apples to oranges, because Space Shuttle was a manned spacecraft which brings millions other requirements into place.
What requirements? But yes, it's fair to break out "human" vs "inanimate" kg of payload. Do SpaceX products for carrying humans perform poorly when comparing to alternate ways of launching human payloads? Do SpaceX products for carrying inanimate matter perform poorly when compared to the same?