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> Think of it like this, every kg added to Starship is one kg less to Orbit. And maybe like 10-30kg less to Mars. With standard staging this would be correct.
by SECProto 5y ago
> Think of it like this, every kg added to Starship is one kg less to Orbit. And maybe like 10-30kg less to Mars.
With standard staging this would be correct. With starship it's a bit different:
Every 1kg added to Starship is 1kg less [payload] to Orbit. And 1kg less to Mars. And maybe an extra tanker launch for refueling
- nickik 5y agoThat's exactly the thing. I will take more launches. So overall its still true. If you did the exact same flights, overall you would end up with many fewer kg landed on Mars. But of course that inefficiency is gone be buffered by more refueling. Still calculate the lost efficiency on the scale on a mars base and 1kg is a major. Not to mention the system suggest above.