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Re:Texas astronomers revive idea for 'Ultimately Large Teles... by azernik on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @05:04PM (#25130562)
More like 5+ launches to get it refueled - the payload of Starship is MUCH smaller than its fuel load.
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Re:Texas astronomers revive idea for 'Ultimately Large Teles... by valuearb on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:39AM (#25133826)
Fully fuel requires at least 8 tanker launches IIRC. Fully fueled Starship weighs 1,200 tons, 1,100 tons of fuel over 8 launches is nearly 150 tons per launch.
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