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Part of that NASA plan depends on people figuring out how to put Starship into orbit, how to refuel it in orbit, and then how to safely land it on its tail on t

Part of that NASA plan depends on people figuring out how to put Starship into orbit, how to refuel it in orbit, and then how to safely land it on its tail on the moon. These are three enormous technical challenges that I can't imagine being solved by 2026, even if all the dysfunctions at NASA proper were to disappear tomorrow.

szundi 3y ago
Maybe one could just decide that concrete blocks and debris can be collected any time int the future from a field area and just allow it to launch
- Shawnj2 3y ago
  The bigger issue is that part of the reason why Starship didn’t make it to orbit is because debris from the launch pad being destroyed was kicked back into the engines.
  - tekla 3y ago
    There was never any evidence of that. Starship failed because a internal fuel leak causing a fire.