Leo Wandersleb on Nostr: Great way to look at it! But somehow I'm not convinced the whole argument is as rigid ...
Great way to look at it! But somehow I'm not convinced the whole argument is as rigid as Elon puts it. 4% payload is just the state of the art and the rocket equation would allow to lift much more to space if we further improved the tech. Saturn V didn't land any boosters, so Starship is way ahead already. They could get well above 4% to orbit if they wouldn't carry fuel for the landing.
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