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Starship brings any 100 tonnes to orbit, while of Saturn V's 120+ tons a half constitutes the 3rd stage with unspent fuel. So it's less of payload per ce for Sa
by avmich 5y ago
Starship brings any 100 tonnes to orbit, while of Saturn V's 120+ tons a half constitutes the 3rd stage with unspent fuel. So it's less of payload per ce for Saturn V compared to Starship.
On the other hand, Starship didn't fly to orbit yet. We'll see better how it goes when it does. And we can't fly Saturn V now anyway. And Starship - even if supposedly with lower payload - promises to be much cheaper. And...
- bryanlarsen 5y agoIn Skylab mode it was pure payload.
- avmich 5y agoWhich weighted less than 80 tons - much less than what other superheavy rockets are bringing to LEO - Energiya, SLS, BFR...