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That wouldn't be possible - first, Starship cannot take off without significant support infrastructure, so it'd be a one-way trip. Additionally, have you seen
by qayxc 5y ago
That wouldn't be possible - first, Starship cannot take off without significant support infrastructure, so it'd be a one-way trip.
Additionally, have you seen the hatch on the Lunar Starship? That thing is ~30m above ground and only has a small platform. Loading and unloading that thing would be slow and dangerous compared to simply dropping cargo from a flying aircraft that doesn't even need to touch down or just driving on and off the ramp in case of landed planes.
The concept of rocket transport isn't new either - it has been considered several times and always turned out to be a bad idea.
To see where some of this comes from, look here: [0]
[0] http://www.astronautix.com/i/ithacus.html http://www.astronautix.com/i/ithacus.html
- freemint 5y ago> Starship cannot take off without significant support infrastructure, so it'd be a one-way trip. Well it needs fueling infrastructure but if the mission is designed sich that there is enough fuel left to fly to some air craft carrier protected barge nearby the rocket might not be stuck there
- vimy 5y agohttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/04/us-military-rocket-cargo-program-for-spacexs-starship-and-others.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/04/us-military-rocket-cargo-pro... I remembered wrong, they are looking at more than just Starship. You’re right but I’m assuming they want a militarized version that solves these problems.