This is rarely mentioned. Because of its design, Starship can’t just go to the Moon, it first requires orbital refueling (from other Starships). NASA estimates they would need at least 15, but that was before the Starship payload capacity was downgraded.
I hate Elon, too. But I also know that he has very little to do with SpaceX, because he’s not a rocket scientist. I’m not a rocket scientist either, but I do know that the starship was designed for heavy payloads with refueling in mind, not for fuel efficiency. It’s not a mistake or bad design. It’s probably not good design either, but they seem to be coming along just fine from my untrained eye.
This thing should’ve been on the moon already but just keep blowing/melting every time they send it. The $4B awarded them by NASA is basically gone. Shit is so broken it’s ridiculous. People simping this is just doing the “Still love the rocket tho!” meme at this point.
Edit: In 2017 he said it would be capable of carrying 300 tons into orbit. That has since been downgraded to only 50 ton. He still hasn’t actually managed to send even 1kg of cargo into orbit.
Yeah, Musk is an idiot. But if you haven’t been keeping up with spaceflight news, you might not be aware of just how many test rockets explode nowadays. It’s kind of a thing, probably because they can afford to let it happen. And just like I groan every time I hear my boomer coworkers joking about the latest Chinese rocket to explode, I groan whenever I hear the same thing from my leftist comrades about a different rocket. It’s okay to harbor hate in your heart, I do it too. But don’t let it carry you.
I’d encourage anyone who’s actually interested to subscribe to Scott Manley on YouTube. He does a pretty good job of catching you up with everything that’s going on spaceflight related.
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Your space-treats aren’t going to happen dude.
They already have, dude. I use GPS and check the weather every day.