Charlie Stross on Nostr: An important point is that if Musk dropped the stupid, implausible, 100% reusability ...
An important point is that if Musk dropped the stupid, implausible, 100% reusability requirement they could take the fins and heat shield off Starship v1 and have a WORKING heavy lifter with a reusable first stage and disposable upper stage and a payload comparable to Saturn V that'd cost not much more than Falcon 9 to fly. Which would really be a game-changer in its own right—just not the insane "let's colonize Mars" toy Musk fantasizes over.
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