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>>22515507
the industrial revolution and it's consequences have been a disaster for humanity

BUT LET'S KEEP GOING AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS

>>22492725
It is kinda weird there's not more Elon posting, yeah

It's stupid to FOMO back in at this price, right?

>>22489625
Okay, so basically no. The rocket that uses old Russian engines is the Atlas V. Starship also doesn't use jet fuel (Falcon does), it uses methane and liquid oxygen. The engine is a brand new SpaceX design that shits everything else ever flown because it's a full flow staged combustion methane engine. Which basically means it's really complex, but really efficient and runs at fairly low temperatures so it can be easily reused and ran dozens or hundreds of times. The Starship hull itself is literally just 304L stainless steel, the same stuff your sink is made of. Attached to the hull is a heat shield on the windward side, two flaps (that look like wings but aren't) and two forward flaps.

The magic is twofold. One, it's fully reusable. Unlike every other rocket ever flown, nothing is thrown away. The whole rocket returns and can be used again. This should DRAMATICALLY reduce costs. The second is that it uses methane and can be refueled in orbit. This means you can go anywhere in the solar system from Earth, and on most planets and moons harvest fuel for your return trip as well.