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> Then comes Starship That's my whole damn point. It ain't here yet. You're comparing SLS to a fantasy rocket. Starship needs to materialize before we compare
by 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y ago
> Then comes Starship
That's my whole damn point. It ain't here yet. You're comparing SLS to a fantasy rocket. Starship needs to materialize before we compare IMO.
I personally don't think Starship will ever deliver humans to the moon (but I wouldn't mind being wrong).
- baggy_trough 2y agoWhat makes SLS less of a fantasy than Starship?
- mpweiher 2y ago> You're comparing SLS to a fantasy rocket. Incorrect. I also compared SLS to both (a) Falcon 9 and (b) Falcon Heavy. Both of which dramatically outperform it in regular commercial flight. Whereas SLS has had exactly one test flight. And of course Starship exists. It has flown 5 times, which is 4 times more than SLS. And has landed both parts at least once, which is infinitely many times more than SLS ever will. So which of these is the "fantasy rocket"?
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y agoSLS has flown to the moon and back. Starship hasn't yet flown to orbit.
- mpweiher 2y agoFlying to the moon is a solved problem. Full rapid reusability is not. SpaceX is focusing on the unsolved problem, and making significant progress.