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When you send an envelope by Fedex, it usually flies in and out of Memphis that night. Somehow Fedex manages even though each plane has vastly more capacity tha
by paulsutter 3y ago
When you send an envelope by Fedex, it usually flies in and out of Memphis that night. Somehow Fedex manages even though each plane has vastly more capacity than one envelope
Same will apply with Starship
SpaceX will be the biggest Starship customer for the foreseeable future (Starlink launches), so there’s already a critical mass of demand to support many flights
- CamperBob2 3y agoFedEx, huh. So what you're saying that SpaceX can now place my satellite into the wrong orbit using a gravity-boost flyby past Ganymede.
- tjpnz 3y agoBut FedEx wouldn't send a massive jet out if your goal is to mail that envelope from Brownsville to Boca Chica (of all places).
- ben_w 3y agoYes, and? Are you saying the whole planet by air looks like 40 km by road, so there's no point having other means of transport? Or something else?
- micromacrofoot 3y agoa massive jet doesn’t need to pass through boca chica from brownsville, everything needs to pass through the atmosphere to get to space - it’s all on the way