I like that he doesn't suggest a stopover in lunar orbit. I wonder if a SpaceX SuperHeavy with no Starship mounted could get itself to orbit. Probably its tank

I like that he doesn't suggest a stopover in lunar orbit. I wonder if a SpaceX SuperHeavy with no Starship mounted could get itself to orbit. Probably its tanks would not start out full, for that. I have taken to calling Starship the "can". With on-orbit refueling you can send cans to lots of places. First paid for seems to be a can to the moon. AFAICT there is no actual use for Orion or SLS; they could launch the "spam" in a Crew Dragon and transfer it to the can in LEO for trans-lunar, and back again to land in. Seems like getting the booster and can crew-rated would be a good thing to do early.