kokopelli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.ml · 17 days agoThe Starship booster has finally been caught!youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down15
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkThe Starship booster has finally been caught!youtu.bekokopelli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.ml · 17 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·17 days agoWeight. It always comes down to weight. Landing legs will add a lot of extra weight.
minus-squareTimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoPlus it’ll make it easier to quickly restack everything for multiple launches, for stuff like orbital assembly and refueling. We’ll be able to replace the ISS in a week with this thing, once they get a small workhorse fleet going.
Weight. It always comes down to weight. Landing legs will add a lot of extra weight.
Plus it’ll make it easier to quickly restack everything for multiple launches, for stuff like orbital assembly and refueling. We’ll be able to replace the ISS in a week with this thing, once they get a small workhorse fleet going.