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Just because Airbus A380s exist doesn’t mean A320s don’t have a role. If you just need to get two people to a certain place in orbit, why would you launch a st
by audunw 3y ago
Just because Airbus A380s exist doesn’t mean A320s don’t have a role.
If you just need to get two people to a certain place in orbit, why would you launch a starship if a dreamchaser would do?
Just need to strap it on a fully reusable booster.
I suspect in the long term Starship will be limited by the number of suitable landing locations. They’re loud when landing.
Another allegory may be trains vs cars. I suppose Starships will mainly fly to huge stations, and to build new stations, while something like Dreamliner will fly to smaller stations, to service or deorbit small satellites, to quickly ship packet back to anywhere on earth or as emergency escape vehicles for stations.
- modeless 3y agoIf A380s were cheaper per flight than A320s, we'd use them for almost everything. Airport too small? Make it bigger and save money. If reusability works as planned, Starship could be cheaper per launch than this thing, which is not fully reusable.