• dev_null@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    Whatever happened to that?

    Very much in progress if you follow news on Starship. Actually going too fast in my opinion, I don’t think it’s safe enough.

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      6 months ago

      On the other hand, Starship is not fast enough, if I recall correctly, SpaceX claimed to Nasa that they’d be landing on the moon by now

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        6 months ago

        They definitely have their setbacks and delays. They sure keep trying though.

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          6 months ago

          They do, but being slower than Orion to even get to the orbit is not a great look

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            6 months ago

            The question was “what happened to that?”, and the answer is “it’s very actively happening”. Whether they actually succeed is a whole different question that I can’t answer, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

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          6 months ago

          Starship is a terrible idea and vehicle. The fact they keep trying to make the thing work is just because Musk is burning government funds. It has no chance of making it to the moon, let alone mars.

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            6 months ago

            It sure is questionable, but so far each test got further than the last one, so while I wouldn’t be making any bets on it working, I’m not going to discount it either. People said the same thing about reusable rockets and now it’s no big deal. They might have a chance, as long as the president of SpaceX manages to keep Musk away from it.

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              6 months ago

              Anything can make progress if it’s within the realm of possibility and you throw enough resources at it.

              My issue with Starship is that it’s not really good for any of the things Musk has promised it for. It’s a heavy lift rocket that has not yet proven capable of surviving flight. Best case it can be used to get materials up to space, but used as a lander or a long distance ship? No way. It’s just not designed that way. Too heavy, too unsafe, too inefficient, too complicated.