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> Starship is a single stage I'm no expert, so this is a question to confirm my understanding: Starship does have a booster. So, doesn't that make it a dual st
by mandeepj 3y ago
> Starship is a single stage
I'm no expert, so this is a question to confirm my understanding: Starship does have a booster. So, doesn't that make it a dual stage?
https://www.zenger.news/2023/11/27/elon-musk-reveals-simple-reason-why-spacex-starship-uses-2-stages-instead-of-just-one-no-problem-on-mars/ https://www.zenger.news/2023/11/27/elon-musk-reveals-simple-...
- dabluecaboose 3y agoI think GP was saying that the lander is single-stage. By the time of a presumptive lunar landing, there's no lower stage to drop as with the Apollo LEM.
- justrealist 3y agoThe part that's landing on the moon is just the second stage.