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Re:NASA’s Mars Sample Return has a new price tag–and it’s co... by wongarsu on Saturday June 24, 2023 @11:40AM (#36459607)
The Falcon 9 is very efficient and innovative, but also one of the most reliable rockets on the market.
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Re:NASA’s Mars Sample Return has a new price tag–and it’s co... by cubefox on Saturday June 24, 2023 @11:51AM (#36459698)
Yeah. By itself Starship is indeed very dangerous for human spaceflight (no launch abort system, very risky landing procedure) compared to other designs except the Space Shuttle. But the reliability can be optimized while doing a lot of unmanned satellite missions.
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Re:NASA’s Mars Sample Return has a new price tag–and it’s co... by Shawnj2 on Saturday June 24, 2023 @09:05PM (#36464241)
We are hundreds of successful starship flights away from it being human rated IMO.
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