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Not entirely sure about that. Have no skin in the game but from what I can tell Starship is just a bigger version of the Falcon 9 second stage. FH on the other
by nexuist 7y ago
Not entirely sure about that. Have no skin in the game but from what I can tell Starship is just a bigger version of the Falcon 9 second stage. FH on the other hand required a lot of engineering investment to figure out how to bolt three F9s together and how to make the software work between all three.
I'm certain it will be a long time until it can get to Mars, but LEO within the next 2-3 years is probably realistic.
- kanox 7y ago> Starship is just a bigger version of the Falcon 9 second stage No way, that's where most of the differences are. The Falcon 9 second stage is a classic expendable stage but Starship is a brand new design which aims to be fully reusable.
- nordsieck 7y ago> Starship is just a bigger version of the Falcon 9 second stage Starship is designed to land from interplanetary speeds (not just LEO orbital speeds), can re-fuel in orbit, and has the world'd most advanced rocket engines. The jump from F9 -> Starship is substantially larger than the jump from F9 -> FH. edit: spelling
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- JshWright 7y ago> I can tell Starship is just a bigger version of the Falcon 9 second stage What similarities are you referring to? They're designed to be launched atop another, bigger rocket. Other than that...?
- caconym_ 7y ago> from what I can tell Starship is just a bigger version of the Falcon 9 second stage I know I'm piling on here with this quote but I just don't understand why you'd say this if you'd done the least amount of research. They are about as different as two rockets can be—do you think Starship is "just a bigger version" because it's an upper stage? Because it's built by the same company? Its design and (theoretical, until it flies) capabilities are radically different and expanded relative to F9 stage 2.