I mean, they made Orion look bigger than Starship, so maybe don't assume everything precisely is to scale.
That being said, if the depot has no "payload" other than the bare propellant tanks, with no heatshield, no flaps, and no header tanks, I wonder how much they could stretch a Starship. Since the depot is to be filled by tanker Starships, it wouldn't even need to make it to orbit with any propellant to spare, since it can just be refilled later.
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Chais@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y
KSP vibes
clothes@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I get anxious every time I remember there's only going to be one demo flight.
burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
If it helps (it won't) Blue is doing their demo flight with a different design from their crewed vehicle.
clothes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Huh you're right, it didn't help! Hopefully these missions will feel less insane once they're real.
alphatool@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
They've made Orion look bigger than Starship - I don't know whether to laugh or cry
burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
They sized them based on their budgets
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Have the GAO been getting infographic lessons from Blue Origin?
burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
What in the world are those depot proportions
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
I mean, they made Orion look bigger than Starship, so maybe don't assume everything precisely is to scale.
That being said, if the depot has no "payload" other than the bare propellant tanks, with no heatshield, no flaps, and no header tanks, I wonder how much they could stretch a Starship. Since the depot is to be filled by tanker Starships, it wouldn't even need to make it to orbit with any propellant to spare, since it can just be refilled later.
poVoq@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y
So the lander remains in moon orbit? I wonder if they have any plans for it later 🤔
burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
They would need an even longer depot to get out there and refuel it first
Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
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