• clothes@lemmy.worldM
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    2 years ago

    I get anxious every time I remember there’s only going to be one demo flight.

    • burble@lemmy.dbzer0.comM
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      2 years ago

      If it helps (it won’t) Blue is doing their demo flight with a different design from their crewed vehicle.

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        2 years ago

        Huh you’re right, it didn’t help! Hopefully these missions will feel less insane once they’re real.

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      2 years ago

      I mean, they made Orion look bigger than Starship, so maybe don’t assume everything precisely is to scale.

      That being said, if the depot has no “payload” other than the bare propellant tanks, with no heatshield, no flaps, and no header tanks, I wonder how much they could stretch a Starship. Since the depot is to be filled by tanker Starships, it wouldn’t even need to make it to orbit with any propellant to spare, since it can just be refilled later.