A Super Heavy rocket booster launched a Starship upper stage for SpaceX’s fifth flight test of a fully integrated Starship, from Starbase, Texas, on 13 Octob...
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.
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.