Space Exploration

[CagleMtnVol]

 

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[twoffo]

Did I hear correctly and the stream hosts referred to a follow-on to the first HLS called Starship Enterprise edition? In the picture of the moon base?

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Did I hear correctly and the stream hosts referred to a follow-on to the first HLS called Starship Enterprise edition? In the picture of the moon base?

Yeah, I think that might be what they will call the first Lunar Starship.

 

[twoffo]

Yeah, I think that might be what they will call the first Lunar Starship.

First time I’ve heard them use that name. The starships in the moon base picture seem to be an enhanced version so it would make sense that it could be those being referenced.

 

[twoffo]

Also, is that an actual fuel depot in the other picture, and not a starship acting as a depot?

 

[OrangeTsar]

That was the most important milestone for this flight they should get approval for full orbital flight now that they have demonstrated that they can have a controlled deorbit burn

 

[OrangeTsar]

i love the science of lets test this extremely complicated and expensive thing until it breaks to find out what happens.

its very technological, but its also caveman AF.

Meanwhile, Boeing, ULA, or Blue Origin would have spent years running computer simulations before even starting on the hardware. That is why we have been stuck in Low Earth Orbit for more than 50 years now

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Also, is that an actual fuel depot in the other picture, and not a starship acting as a depot?

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It's a starship but without the flaps etc... for re-entry.

 

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[OrangeTsar]

It's a starship but without the flaps etc... for re-entry.

Plus the addition of landing legs. No tower to make a catch

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Plus the addition of landing legs. No tower to make a catch

That won't have legs. I think that's a refueling "starship" tanker

 

[CagleMtnVol]

There not wrong.

 

[OrangeTsar]

That won't have legs. I think that's a refueling "starship" tanker

Oh, my bad, I thought you were referring to the lunar starship. You are 100 correct

 

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[Grand Vol]

There not wrong.

I still get this feeling they are talking with SpaceX about a "lunar transfer Starship" or some such thing that takes astronauts from LEO to cis-lunar space?

Not a reentry vehicle... yet, but that's likely on the horizon as well if they can slow from the speeds coming from lunar trajectory.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

I still get this feeling they are talking with SpaceX about a "lunar transfer Starship" or some such thing that takes astronauts from LEO to cis-lunar space?

Not a reentry vehicle... yet, but that's likely on the horizon as well if they can slow from the speeds coming from lunar trajectory.

SpaceX already has the contract. A lunar lander Starship to transfer from the gateway station in lunar orbit to the lunar surface.

 

[twoffo]

 

[twoffo]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[CagleMtnVol]

They can turn out one raptor engine a day.

 

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