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Holy shit I didn’t realize it’s an order of magnitude heavier
by mock-possum 2y ago
Holy shit I didn’t realize it’s an order of magnitude heavier
- db48x 2y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/exvu55/size_comparison/ https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/exvu55/size_comparis... https://www.visualcapitalist.com/comparing-the-size-of-the-worlds-rockets-past-and-present/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/comparing-the-size-of-the-w...
- stetrain 2y agoFYI that first link is showing a previous, larger, concept iteration of Starship (then known as ITS) which would have had a 12m diameter, versus the 9m version that SpaceX ended up building. The second link seems to show a version of Starship that's relatively up-to-date.
- db48x 2y agoYup. Someone should make a new graphic.
- migueloller 2y agoThe square-cube law strikes again! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square%E2%80%93cube_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square%E2%80%93cube_law