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> The Saturn V can carry those 3 people way further, though. Saturn V: 3 people to the Moon; Starship: 100 people to Mars (unproven, of course). Mars is a litt
by adwn 6y ago
> The Saturn V can carry those 3 people way further, though.
Saturn V: 3 people to the Moon; Starship: 100 people to Mars (unproven, of course). Mars is a little further than the Moon. Granted, that's with in-orbit refueling.
- sudosysgen 6y agoThe Saturn V would be three people to the moon and back. Starship is 100 people more or less around GTO. Multiple starships are needed to go to Mars. It's a pretty ridiculous comparison.
- edoceo 6y agoThe Saturn V didn't come back with people did it? Just a small capsule splashing in the ocean
- TeMPOraL 6y agoGetting to LEO is already halfway to anywhere in the Solar System, though. And then Starship can go back and land.
- simonh 6y agoIsn’t excluding comparisons that include refuelling, when contrasting a refuel-able and a non refuel-able vehicle, somewhat ridiculous? Starship is refuel-able , that’s one of its capabilities. Nobody on these vehicles going to Mars will care about you sitting there complaining that is doesn’t count.
- sudosysgen 6y agoIf you only care about one way travel then any refuealable vehicle technically has infinite delta v. People on these vehicles going to Mars are mostly going to complain about not being able to go back, as any kind of return mission will be Non-reusable.
- adwn 6y ago> People on these vehicles going to Mars are mostly going to complain about not being able to go back, as any kind of return mission will be Non-reusable. What are you talking about? Starships will be refueled on Mars and will return back to Earth. Why shouldn't they be reusable after their return?
- simonh 6y ago>If you only care about one way... I care about actual practical capabilities and achievable mission profiles. What do you are about?
- WalterBright 6y agoKinda reminds me of the argument that the Wright Bros didn't invent the airplane because a catapult was used to launch later models. (Apparently the aircraft launched from an aircraft carrier aren't really airplanes, either!)