By no definition is Starship a paper rocket. Either you have not been paying attention or you don't know what the definition of a paper rocket is. > small fair

By no definition is Starship a paper rocket. Either you have not been paying attention or you don't know what the definition of a paper rocket is. > small fairing space and Its not actually small. Its a little smaller then the biggest that you could launch on Delta 4 (that you can't buy) or a New Glenn (that you can't buy), but to just say its 'small' is just not accurate. Essentially its size is big enough for 99% of payloads. There are like a few military sats in the next 5 years that need a slightly bigger fairing and they will have that for those launches. > not the most efficient beyond LEO By what definition? Just because it doesn't use hydrogen doesn't mean its not the suitable for beyond LEO. There is a reason the alternative for SLS is Falcon Heavy and not anything else. > Also, it may not be suitable for some sensitive payloads (military, etc...). That is just false. Falcon rockets are fully qualified for all military orbits and payloads. The only thing they can't do right now is vertical assembly and that will be built by the time they have the first contract.