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Launching JWST on Starship would still be incredibly expensive because JWST is at the Lagrange point on the other side of the moon and 1 starship needs like 30
by Shawnj2 3y ago
Launching JWST on Starship would still be incredibly expensive because JWST is at the Lagrange point on the other side of the moon and 1 starship needs like 30 other starships to fuel it to get there
- 93po 3y agoHow do you explain how the Ariane 5 used for the JWST, with a mass to GTO half that of Starship, was able to position the JWST without 60 launches?
- Shawnj2 3y agoSimple, it’s designed to launch a payload into lunar orbit and starship isn’t. To move something using starship into lunar orbit you need to move an entire starship there while the Ariane 5 is designed to do it in 1 launch at the expense of much less payload capacity and no reusability.
- 93po 3y agoI still don't follow. The Ariane 5 launched the JWST with enough fuel to get where it's needed. Starship can launch the exact same payload, plus twice the entire weight in extra fuel. Starship also offers no-reusability launch options for stuff just like this.