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>Mass = 10,000kg (per the initial topic) >Force = 0.236N (per your link) >I'm assuming the engine is weightless and does not require fuel or power. 10KW 10kg
by trhway 2y ago
>Mass = 10,000kg (per the initial topic)
>Force = 0.236N (per your link)
>I'm assuming the engine is weightless and does not require fuel or power.
10KW 10kg engine plus 40 kg expelled mass per 100kg total starting mass. Thus for 10000kg - 1000kg of 100 x 10kg 10KW engines, 4 tons expelled mass, 2.5 tons - solar panels providing power. 1 engine - 0.3N, 100 engines - 30N. 15km/s in under 2 months, plus 2 months deceleration. The same for 100ton ship or 1000ton.
>landing/takeoff
that is by local chemical Starships "shuttles" which would transfer people and cargo to/from the interplanetary ships. Using Starship shuttles to fuel the interplanetary Starship, though chemical one, has long been in the published SpaceX/Musk plans.