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Probably not. Falcons are assembled and transported horizontally, thus don't need a mobile launch platform. Starship will probably be too big for it, and will p
by dangerbird2 6y ago
Probably not. Falcons are assembled and transported horizontally, thus don't need a mobile launch platform. Starship will probably be too big for it, and will probably need its own solution for assembly given its unusual launch and landing profile.
- gpm 6y agoSo far the SpaceX Starship solution seems to be commercially available cranes, commercially available "roll lifts" (flat beds with a lot of independently controlled wheels [1]), and simple launch sites that don't move around on land. I have to imagine that SpaceX's solution is orders of magnitude cheaper than maintaining this giant custom vehicle NASA made. [1] https://i.redd.it/wo6buoppcov31.png https://i.redd.it/wo6buoppcov31.png