/sci/ - Science & Math

>>16058757
is that even new?
huh, I guess it is

>>11413326
yes, nobody's done a comparison shot with the new flat bottom and side mounted flappers

>>11411379
>>11411400
Well, fortunately we have a clear-cut example of a mission that will either prove you right or wrong coming in the next few years. When SpaceX sends their first cargo Starship to Mars to test Mars EDL, if NASA isn't a significant player on that (beyond planetary protection) then you will have been proved wrong. Hell, dearMoon might qualify.

this is what SpaceX are aiming for with that trashcan

>>11048271
q u i c k r u n d o w n
>35 raptors on superheavy
>orbital refueling fully reusable 2STO
>stainless steel construction
>no seriously just 501 stainless
>thin durable ceramic heatshield
>3 rapvacs and 3 raptors on starship
>raptor is full flow staged combustion methalox engine
>prototypes being built in fields in texas and florida outdoors by mexican welders
>20km hop hopefully this year, orbit early next year
>still on track for mars 2024

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