Re:Starship / Super Heavy
by simonh on Sunday December 27, 2020 @03:25AM
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Isn’t excluding comparisons that include refuelling, when contrasting a refuel-able and a non refuel-able vehicle, somewhat ridiculous? Starship is refuel-able , that’s one of its capabilities. Nobody on these vehicles going to Mars will care about you sitting there complaining that is doesn’t count.
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Re:Starship / Super Heavy
by WalterBright on Sunday December 27, 2020 @05:07AM
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Kinda reminds me of the argument that the Wright Bros didn't invent the airplane because a catapult was used to launch later models.
(Apparently the aircraft launched from an aircraft carrier aren't really airplanes, either!)
Re:Starship / Super Heavy
by sudosysgen on Sunday December 27, 2020 @03:30AM
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If you only care about one way travel then any refuealable vehicle technically has infinite delta v.
People on these vehicles going to Mars are mostly going to complain about not being able to go back, as any kind of return mission will be Non-reusable.
> People on these vehicles going to Mars are mostly going to complain about not being able to go back, as any kind of return mission will be Non-reusable.
What are you talking about? Starships will be refueled on Mars and will return back to Earth. Why shouldn't they be reusable after their return?