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Those all sound like incremental technology advances to me that have yet to deliver any real advances in capabilities. Which is nice - don't get me wrong - but
by pclmulqdq 3y ago
Those all sound like incremental technology advances to me that have yet to deliver any real advances in capabilities. Which is nice - don't get me wrong - but not exactly worth rolling out the aircraft carrier for.
- jiggawatts 3y agoSomeone else in this thread pointed out that Starship could get the ISS built in just 3 launches! It originally took dozens. Quantity has a quality all of its own. You should be familiar with this from IT: there’s nothing fundamentally different about the first computer that I’ve ever used to the one I have right now, other than the factor of a million difference in performance!
- pclmulqdq 3y agoStarship today can't launch anything. Saying that it can launch the ISS in 3 launches is what Elon Musk says it can do. I don't trust Elon Musk's word for things until I see what someone does with those words. Generally, he is off by a factor of 10-100 on his promises.
- DarmokJalad1701 3y ago> Starship today can't launch anything Why not? With the capability demonstrated today, they can just as easily tweak the ascent profile to end up in a stable orbit outside the atmosphere. Their trajectory was suborbital on this flight on purpose.
- satiric 3y agoWell, for one, the payload doors don't work.
- baq 3y agoFull flow methalox is absolutely revolutionary.