Starship is still not understood

Re:Starship is still not understood by itsoktocry on Thursday October 28, 2021 @01:10PM (#29028412)

>I think the risk to NASA of assuming the benefits of Starship before it’s proven are just too high.

This seems to be a theme of many of Elon Musk's ideas: assume they will work and talk about what a difference it will make. Just look at the media coverage surrounding the Tesla Robot.

So, this stuff is cool and I'm glad it's happening, but there's a ton of capability to prove before any sort of external organizational budget should be allocated to the Starship project. It's still a rough prototype.

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Re:Starship is still not understood by jonathankoren on Thursday October 28, 2021 @01:42PM (#29028811)

I think Shotwell keeps Elon away from SpaceX, and that's secret to SpaceX's success compared to Elon's other ventures.

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Re:Starship is still not understood by dane-pgp on Thursday October 28, 2021 @02:50PM (#29029915)

Or maybe SpaceX is more successful because improvements in that industry are easier to achieve and the technology of the competition is relatively primitive. I mean, it's not exactly brain surgery.

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Re:Starship is still not understood by jonathankoren on Thursday October 28, 2021 @11:54PM (#29034985)

> I mean, it’s not exactly brain surgery.

No. It’s rocket science. :)

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