▲ 223 ▼ NASA’s Artemis II Crew Launches to the Moon (Official Broadcast) (plus.nasa.gov) submitted 7 months ago by Cataphract@lemmy.ml to c/science@lemmy.world 50 comments fedilink hide all child comments T-4hrs from time of post
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 months ago (3 children) Starship barely makes orbit. Holy shit the techbro Kool aid is potent here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) While I dislike the "techbro god" owner of SpaceX as much as the next guy, completely dismissing what they're doing is dumb af. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] melfie@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago I would’ve been inclined to agree with you as of 10 minutes ago, until I read this Wikipedia article saying Starship refueling will require 10 or more launches. Damn, that means at least $1b to leave LEO assuming each launch is around $100m, so not really all that much cheaper than expendable stages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Propellant_Transfer_Demonstration permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago I don't like the guy. I'm just pointing out the expected costs. I don't care what the current status of the ship is. The point is the price that was given was ridiculous compared to what it even should be now, let alone an alternate version where it's common. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) While I dislike the "techbro god" owner of SpaceX as much as the next guy, completely dismissing what they're doing is dumb af. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] melfie@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago I would’ve been inclined to agree with you as of 10 minutes ago, until I read this Wikipedia article saying Starship refueling will require 10 or more launches. Damn, that means at least $1b to leave LEO assuming each launch is around $100m, so not really all that much cheaper than expendable stages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Propellant_Transfer_Demonstration permalink fedilink source parent
[–] melfie@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago I would’ve been inclined to agree with you as of 10 minutes ago, until I read this Wikipedia article saying Starship refueling will require 10 or more launches. Damn, that means at least $1b to leave LEO assuming each launch is around $100m, so not really all that much cheaper than expendable stages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Propellant_Transfer_Demonstration permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago I don't like the guy. I'm just pointing out the expected costs. I don't care what the current status of the ship is. The point is the price that was given was ridiculous compared to what it even should be now, let alone an alternate version where it's common. permalink fedilink source parent