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While the Electron is cool, the comparison is pretty far off. The Electron can put 600kg into low Earth orbit. Falcon 9 can handle 15,000 kg. Starship is expe
by mabbo 6y ago
While the Electron is cool, the comparison is pretty far off.
The Electron can put 600kg into low Earth orbit.
Falcon 9 can handle 15,000 kg. Starship is expected to handle 100,000 kg.
The Falcon 1 is a good comparison to the Electron. If it had been fully developed it was expected to lift 600kg to leo by 2010 or 2011. 10 years ago, basically.
- frakkingcylons 6y agoI didn't compare Electron to Falcon 9 or Starship.
- temporalparts 6y agoFrom the parent post: > they're now at least a decade behind. The original claim was that competitors are a decade behind spaceX and Electron's capabilities are comparable to the technology spaceX had a decade ago. The Falcon 9 comparisons are to highlight the decade delta. edit: grammar