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Re:Starship made it through re-entry, did its first ever lan... by bombcar on Thursday June 06, 2024 @04:15PM (#40601863)
There's a difference between getting to space and being in space.

A true space age will involve many ships that never enter atmosphere or land.

Re:Starship made it through re-entry, did its first ever lan... by foota on Thursday June 06, 2024 @05:48PM (#40602768)
Won't you still need to enter and exit gravity wells? I guess you never lose the energy from launch though if you stay moving, so maybe it's easier?
Re:Starship made it through re-entry, did its first ever lan... by NortySpock on Thursday June 06, 2024 @08:35PM (#40604098)
If you don't go very deep into the gravity well (said another way: high orbit of whatever planet you want to orbit) then the fuel cost is reduced compared to going down close to the surface.
Re:Starship made it through re-entry, did its first ever lan... by imtringued on Friday June 07, 2024 @02:17AM (#40605792)
Lockheed Martin is building the cislunar transporter to travel between the moon and earth.