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I wonder how that's going to fare with the clamshell configuration of the starship in its reusable configuration. If there is one advantage to traditional rocke
by tomatotomato37 3y ago
I wonder how that's going to fare with the clamshell configuration of the starship in its reusable configuration. If there is one advantage to traditional rockets, its that you can get away with really bulbous disposable fairing configurations needed to fit something large and cumbersome like a station component.
- thegrim33 3y agoWell I mean it still has a bigger payload bay than the space shuttle, at 56x26 feet vs 60x15 feet for the shuttle. It can lift roughly 3.5x the volume and 4x the mass as the shuttle into orbit.
- wonderwonder 3y agowhat's really going to be interesting is if they can get a boring machine into there and out again for mars.