Re:Starship Flight 5 [video]
by jessriedel on Sunday October 13, 2024 @11:41PM
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The booster is always returning to the general vicinity of the launch tower (either the tower itself or a barge). It isn’t used anywhere unimproved, and in particular is not used on Mars. So what scenario would it be helpful to be able to land the booster on a flat concrete pad?
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It sounds like sci-fi thinking tbh, but at the same time, Musk has hinted at using rockets for intercontinental travel. But even then, it wouldn't be just a concrete pad, it'd need disaster recovery systems and infrastructure in place.
Not just a hint. Here's a 2 minute video produced by SpaceX called "Earth to Earth".
You're talking about Starship, not the booster.
Starship will get landing legs.
Only for Moon & Mars landings. The plan is to use the catch tower, Same as the booster, when landing on Earth.
Just build another tower, like you build another airport
Re:Starship Flight 5 [video]
by jessriedel on Monday October 14, 2024 @08:55AM
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The booster does not travel more than ~50 miles.