This meme is now history : spaceflightmemes@sh.itjust.works

This meme is now history (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spaceflightmemes@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Only 4 years after I was told there would be two Starships landing on Mars! Almost a new record.

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[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

It's okay, you may not get to mars but at least you can fly to Fiji in 20 minutes on starship.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Just a few minor things left to do:

Make booster reusable
Make ship reusable
Make ship have useful payload
Make everything reliable

So yeah, practically done

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works [S] 3 points 1 month ago

Make booster reusable

Eh, they've already reused v2 boosters, and with a soft splashdown of a v3 booster, it seems like this isn't too far off.

Make ship have useful payload

Well, Starship Flight 14 was simultaneously Starlink Group 31-1, so I think that counts in terms of operational payloads.

Make ship reusable

This is the one I'm most worried about. I feel like we'll only have a good sense of this after the first ship catch and they get to inspect a flown ship that hasn't been soaking in seawater for several weeks.

Make everything reliable

I think this will just come with time as they ramp up the cadence, like it did with Falcon 9.

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