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No, not at all. They are totally different configs, for totally different purposes. It's like comparing a drone to a jet or to a cargo plane.
by sonnyblarney 8y ago
No, not at all.
They are totally different configs, for totally different purposes.
It's like comparing a drone to a jet or to a cargo plane.
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> for totally different purposes For every “send things to the ISS” and “put thing in orbit” mission, the two are directly comparable. The Space Shuttle simply wasn’t using its maximum capacity that often for big packages. The Space Shuttle was a boondoggle. For crew launches, the per-person cost of the Shuttle still compares unfavourably to SpaceX’s projected crew launch costs. But projected isn’t actual, so we’ll let the Shuttle keep its spot for now. (Special repair projects and ISS boosting are two things the Shuttle can do that SpaceX currently cannot.)
- sonnyblarney 8y agoThe space shuttle carried up human beings, often to 'do stuff'. That alone puts it in a completely different category than Falcon. FYI many (most?) drone missions that the US does right now would not be carried out by manned aircraft for a whole host of reasons.
- mikejb 8y agoI agree. One is used to bring supplies to the research station, the other was used to build the research station.