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Ask HN: Might SpaceX's focus on Starlink delay manned trip to Mars indefinitely?
Consider for example that SpaceX is currently prioritizing those Starship developments that will allow it to take Starlink 2 satellites into orbit as soon as possible. A human landing system for Starship has not been developed yet.
- rlt 4y agoI believe Starlink actually helps SpaceX move faster by keeping their manifest full. They just did 3 Starlink launches in a week, which is insane. More launches = more reliability = faster human rating. Starlink is also the thing that will make them money to pay for Mars.
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- al2o3cr 4y agoYup, _that's_ definitely the reason that'll never happen.