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To: SunkenCiv

Believe nine tanker runs to LEO to fully refuel the Starship is the plan, based upon100 tons to orbit per launch.


39 posted on 08/20/2020 10:24:57 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: Ozark Tom

[snip] Starship will be the world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, with the ability to carry in excess of 100 metric tonnes to Earth orbit. [/snip]

Weird that the Saturn V booster orbited Skylab, a mere 77 metric tons, back in 1973. :^) That version didn’t have a third stage boost, the third stage was replaced with the Skylab inside 11K kg fairing that was thrown away. For Apollo, the payload capacity of the Saturn V was 140K metric tons.


44 posted on 08/21/2020 8:02:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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