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Re:SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th t... by briandw on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @10:39AM (#45040376)
A starship mission to the moon will land over 100tons of cargo. Saturn V could get roughly 5tons to the surface. Its an entirely different class of operation.
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Re:SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th t... by thesmart on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @12:06PM (#45041530)
That's LEO, not to lunar orbit and entry. Saturn V had a maximum lift capacity of 310,000 lb (140,000 kg) to low Earth orbit (LEO) and could deliver approximately 50 tons (45,000 kg) of payload to the Moon.
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Re:SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th t... by boxed on Thursday August 28, 2025 @08:58AM (#45051625)
Well... no. The PLAN for the Starship lander is to have 100tons of cargo. That's why it takes so many refulings.
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