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Re:The Spaceline: a space elevator alternative achievable wi... by juliangoldsmith on Friday September 06, 2019 @12:32PM (#20897093)
The Saturn V could transport about 50 tons to the moon. If it could transport another 300 tons, as GP said, it would be able to move 7 times as much payload.
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Re:The Spaceline: a space elevator alternative achievable wi... by marcosdumay on Friday September 06, 2019 @02:53PM (#20898641)
The GP's value is for 10% savings, the article says it saves 25% of the fuel, what means 750 tons extra, or 15 times as much payload.
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