3volver@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agoHow did we get humans on the moon in 1969 and are still struggling to get the Starship rocket to launch properly?message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareHow did we get humans on the moon in 1969 and are still struggling to get the Starship rocket to launch properly?3volver@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareeltimablo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoTo add on to what everyone else is saying, compared to the Apollo capsules, Starship is fucking HUGE. Apollo 11’s capsule was 10 feet tall by 13 feet in diameter. Starship is 180 feet tall not including the launch vehicle.
minus-squaremipadaitu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoAlso… Starship absolutely got into orbit, and could have completed the orbital insertion part of an Apollo style single use mission. They just haven’t finished troubleshooting the re-use part yet. It’s already more powerful and cheaper than a Saturn V.
To add on to what everyone else is saying, compared to the Apollo capsules, Starship is fucking HUGE. Apollo 11’s capsule was 10 feet tall by 13 feet in diameter. Starship is 180 feet tall not including the launch vehicle.
Also… Starship absolutely got into orbit, and could have completed the orbital insertion part of an Apollo style single use mission.
They just haven’t finished troubleshooting the re-use part yet. It’s already more powerful and cheaper than a Saturn V.