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I came here just to write that. Starship development iterations are going crazy fast, but to reach orbit they'll also need Super Heavy. Haven't been keeping u
by LeonM 6y ago
I came here just to write that.
Starship development iterations are going crazy fast, but to reach orbit they'll also need Super Heavy.
Haven't been keeping up on the development lately, but I believe SpaceX is yet to start building a SH prototype.
- PaulHoule 6y agoWhen Atlas was being developed into an orbital vehicle, they blew up a large number of rockets over the course of several years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM-65_Atlas#/media/File:USAF_ICBM_and_NASA_Launch_Vehicle_Flight_Test_Successes_and_Failures_(highlighted).png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM-65_Atlas#/media/File:USAF_I...
- bryanlarsen 6y agoThey've started building the high bay necessary to stack SuperHeavy: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1269419405856763906?lang=en https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1269419405856763906?lang...
- baking 6y agoAlso started drilling to put in piles for the super-heavy launch pad this week.