agreed - but I just don’t see a future for a super heavy launcher getting refilled in orbit, landing on an airless body, elevator required, soft touchdown, soft launch (long term base plans) i’m being a bit too pragmatic in saying all this though
I mean, an actual sustained Lunar surface presence will need a lot of mass delivered, but Starship is a crazy way to start the program. I would have loved a world where a working Dynetics lander could ferry crew to whatever surface habs, rovers, and consumables Blue Moon, Starship, Griffin, etc. can drop off.
agreed - but I just don’t see a future for a super heavy launcher getting refilled in orbit, landing on an airless body, elevator required, soft touchdown, soft launch (long term base plans) i’m being a bit too pragmatic in saying all this though
I mean, an actual sustained Lunar surface presence will need a lot of mass delivered, but Starship is a crazy way to start the program. I would have loved a world where a working Dynetics lander could ferry crew to whatever surface habs, rovers, and consumables Blue Moon, Starship, Griffin, etc. can drop off.