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At this rate SpaceX will have two certified manned launch vehicles (Crew Dragon, Starship) by the time any other providers have a functioning platform. (yes it
by bpodgursky 2y ago
At this rate SpaceX will have two certified manned launch vehicles (Crew Dragon, Starship) by the time any other providers have a functioning platform.
(yes it will be years before Starship is human-certified... but Starliner has already had MORE years)
- wongarsu 2y agoAnd Starship is already putting in some work for the lunar lander variant of the Starship. Sure, launching humans from the moon has different requirements and contingency plans than launching them from earth, but having a lunar lander ready in ~2027 is going to make it a lot easier to then human-rate it for earth-based launches.
- verzali 2y agoStarship won't work for the ISS, it is just too big and will create all sorts of control issues if it does dock.
- Narishma 2y agoIsn't the ISS approaching its end of life anyway?