Re:SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Lau...
by lancewiggs on Thursday October 26, 2023 @12:27AM
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Rocketlab is doing this at about half the rate.
Re:SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Lau...
by kortilla on Thursday October 26, 2023 @12:59AM
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No it’s not, it’s not even making 1 per month.
Re:SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Lau...
by nickik on Thursday October 26, 2023 @02:11AM
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Not even close, and doing it with a tiny 100kg rocket isn't even remotely the same thing anyway.
Re:SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Lau...
by m4rtink on Thursday October 26, 2023 @04:33AM
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Not to mention it does not even have a reusable booster (yet) and unfortunately there seem to be still some reliability issues as well.
Re:SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Lau...
by ben_w on Thursday October 26, 2023 @05:35AM
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I'm all in favour of SpaceX having an engine-rich development cycle that gets things done faster and cheaper than anyone else, this doesn't mean Musk is doing everything right.
I'm sad about the interference that Starlink causes to ground based astronomy, this doesn't mean Musk is ignoring those issues.
And I value government agencies making sure that business interests are balanced against democratic will of the people, that doesn't mean they're funded at the right level for a rapidly growing industry.
Name one other company, person, or even a country that can and is willing to do that. There are none. As long as SpaceX can and no one else can, the future of SpaceX is on a pretty sound footing in my opinion.