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LunaSea

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8. This could be the beginning of the real Space Age

Reply to Dial H For Hero (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 01:43 PM

Oct 2021

Expanding our reach into the inner solar system.
Going to Mars is all well and good, but I'm more interested in the lift capacity
of the cargo version. If it works as advertised, everyones future just might be getting brighter.

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Elon Musk says SpaceX could launch Starship orbital flight test next month [View all] Dial H For Hero Oct 2021 OP

No complaints yet about billionaires spending money on spaceflight? DavidDvorkin Oct 2021 #1

Not from me, certainly. And while I find suborbital hops entertaining enough, it's SpaceX that's Dial H For Hero Oct 2021 #2

True DavidDvorkin Oct 2021 #3

This could be the beginning of the real Space Age LunaSea Oct 2021 #8

"OrbitShip" not "Starship" gulliver Oct 2021 #4

Given that this ship is designed to take passengers to Mars (and beyond), I'm willing to cut Dial H For Hero Oct 2021 #5

Not to mention LunaSea Oct 2021 #7

The uber wealthy spending their money to design their own escape plans after they trash this planet. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #6