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Yet two days after this post, Starship delivered astronauts to the ISS. Seemed to work ok.
by emmelaich 1y ago
Yet two days after this post, Starship delivered astronauts to the ISS. Seemed to work ok.
- dannyfreeman 1y agoStarship isn't rated for human spaceflight
- pstuart 1y agoBut isn't that the goal? Regardless, the TFA posits that it's physically impossible to do what he promised to do. I'm not a rocket scientist but I got the gist of the problem (reentry is a bitch). I'm a geek who's long been fascinated by space exploration and way back when, I drank the Elon koolaid. Knowing what he does with with his wealth puts me in the unfortunate position of cheering his failures. It sucks, but he's a threat and should not be further empowered.
- rkomorn 1y agoStarship did? You'll find many people very surprised by this bit of information. Edit (to be a little more useful): did you mean Crew Dragon? https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/watch-spacexs-crew-11-astronauts-arrive-at-the-iss-early-aug-2 https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/wa...
- bediger4000 1y agoNo. That was a Falcon 9. Starship is a completely different rocket and has never made orbit. https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4121368/air-force-major-pilots-nasas-spacex-crew-10-mission/ https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4121368/air-...