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It doesn’t matter how many satellites you’re launching, BFS has a lot of stuff on it that you don’t need for satellites. It can get away with that because reusa
by mikeash 8y ago
It doesn’t matter how many satellites you’re launching, BFS has a lot of stuff on it that you don’t need for satellites. It can get away with that because reusability means it’s still cheap, but if satellite launches were your goal you’d skip the solar panels and living quarters and in-orbit refueling and a bunch of other stuff.
- walrus01 8y agoThey have announced that there is going to be a cargo-carrying version of the BFR. As I understand it right now there will be: a) tanker b) cargo variant c) passenger variant all of which share a common first stage. with (b) and (c) capable of refueling in LEO from the tanker, for the required delta-V for earth escape / transfer orbit to mars.
- liftbigweights 8y agoWhat does that have to do with "why spacex was founded"? The only person who would know why spacex was founded was the guy would founded it. Elon Musk. The guy said why he founded spacex. What more is there? If you have issues with the progress of achieving the goal. Fine. But that has nothing to do with the founding of the company.
- mikeash 8y agoThe conversation here is not just about why they were founded, but their current purpose as a company. Why they were founded is, of course, a major driver of that. The BFR's design confirms that this purpose continues.