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@Spiffles_ @ThePrimalDino It may be that for reusable configuration but I doubt it would be that low for expendable

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@Spiffles_ @ThePrimalDino https://t.co/GIz6erR3QV

On Wikipedia it says
“Without recovery of any stage, the Falcon Heavy can theoretically inject a 63.8 t (141,000 lb)payload into a low Earth orbit, or 16.8 t (37,000 lb) to Venus or Mars”

So one could only assume that the number would be higher for tli

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@Spiffles_ @ThePrimalDino Oooh I just found it you’re thinking of trans-mars injection

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@Spiffles_ @ThePrimalDino Where u getting that? Im seeing 23t to tli in fully expendable

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@Spiffles_ @ThePrimalDino It has more than enough delta V to even put it into tli. So the lander wouldn’t have to do it itself and could save fuel

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@Fishcleaner13 @otherside_X42 Based

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@otherside_X42 It definitely has the added benefit over starship of stackable payloads and crew abort systems because of the stackable design. And starship has the benefit of full and rapid reusability. Both great spacecrafts with bright futures can’t wait!

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@PebMet1 @SpaceX The flights are cool because we get to see a giant rocket fly into space. Same feeling with sls. But trust me as a starship fan, we are very nervous about spacex’s lunar timeline. I am ITCHING for hls hardware brother.

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@Matt_Lowne @a_gutierrez43 @DOdeniyi9389 You would have to argue that starship v3 would not be able to make it to orbit in the future without complete design overhaul

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@Matt_Lowne @a_gutierrez43 @DOdeniyi9389 9X4 has no booster, no upper stage, no active pad, or any other significant hardware. Whereas v3 has actually flown hardware. If you really want to argue that starship hasn’t made it to orbit therefore it’s considered on the same level as a theoretical vessel…

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@scouseinsheff @MARCINVII Not if the plantiff obtains the receipts

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@scouseinsheff @MARCINVII If he gets the prescription after the video it won’t matter because he wouldn’t have had one when the video released

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@Chasmophile1 @MARCINVII That’s also illegal in the state of utah

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@stoke_space CANT WAIT HOPE ALL GOES WELL!!!

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@SpaceKoala The delays are pretty universally bad but the real problem is the cost.
The suits and landers are stuck at that price for the contractors. Whereas the sls costs have drastically ballooned and as an American taxpayer, I much prefer cheap delays to expensive ones.

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@SpaceKoala and the actual development costs were ~$23 bil and each rocket currently costs $4.2 bil. And the original artemis 1 launch was delayed 5 years and the artemis 2 launch had a 3 year gap.