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> They aren't used for the same thing The old BFR design had a large carbon-fiber hull, the new one has a stainless steel hull. Unless I'm missing your point,
by theptip 8y ago
> They aren't used for the same thing
The old BFR design had a large carbon-fiber hull, the new one has a stainless steel hull. Unless I'm missing your point, that's a major piece of the rocket that's no longer made with carbon fiber. (The giant molds that they were building for the BFR hull, for example, are now redundant.)
- kurthr 8y agoIt's not for production, it's for testing and looking cool.
- caconym_ 8y agoFrom what I understand, the plan is for the production Starship to have a stainless steel skin. I'm sure it will be a much more refined construction than the hopper, but skinned in stainless steel nonetheless. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFR_(rocket)#Second_stage_and_spaceship:_Starship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFR_(rocket)#Second_stage_and_...
- theptip 8y agoWat. Sources please to back up this wild assertion? The stainless steel hull is a viable design (though obviously given how many times it has changed it might not be final). Scott Manley did a deep dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVgEKBwE2RM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVgEKBwE2RM