SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform space travel

Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by codesnik on Friday February 18, 2022 @02:38AM (#30383106)

I'm just a bit of a fan of Elon Musk. It won't happen by 2028 of course. Price isn't a problem at all at scale, but regulatory pressure will be. If a cargo point-to-point flight will happen, it already will be something, but I don't know of any cargo, military included, that requires such a speed.

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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by beambot on Friday February 18, 2022 @03:55AM (#30383530)

You can't think of any military use for 100 tons of cargo delivered anywhere in the world in 45min? Lats a pretty acute lack of imagination. DoD is already funding it too:

https://www.cnet.com/news/spacex-signs-a-deal-to-rocket-mili...

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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by ethbr0 on Friday February 18, 2022 @10:32AM (#30387021)

At the minimum: fuel.

In 1940, the French lost half their strongest armored formations, and subsequently their country, through an inability to supply fuel in a timely manner under combat conditions.

An F-35A is a ~$150M weapon system. An F/A-18E/F ~$60M. Both useless without fuel.

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