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> Starship is advertised as being capable of 100t to mars transfer. Only with a yet undeveloped in-orbit refueling. Starship can get a lot of mass to LEO or is
by giantrobot 5y ago
> Starship is advertised as being capable of 100t to mars transfer.
Only with a yet undeveloped in-orbit refueling. Starship can get a lot of mass to LEO or is can get much less mass to a higher orbit or Mars transfer.
The only way it can get a lot of mass out of LEO is for a second Starship loaded with fuel to refill its tanks. This capability is likely still a ways off, SpaceX need to get Starship flying and landing reliably before they attempt a large scale in-orbit fuel transfer.