SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Zron@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    7 months ago

    The dragon capsule and falcon nine is a bus on boosters. It can only deliver people OR cargo. Not both.

    The space shuttle could deliver crew, cargo, and mission modules in one launch. It was a very versatile and 75% reusable too. Compared to falcon which is only about 50% reusable.

    • Balex@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      7 months ago

      The fastest turnaround time for a space shuttle was 54 days pre Challenger disaster and 88 days post Challenger disaster. It was very expensive and time consuming to reuse the space shuttle (they basically had to completely disassemble and reassemble the whole thing) which is one of the main reasons it has stopped flying. Falcon 9 on the other hand has a fastest turnaround time of 3 weeks. So not sure where you got your numbers from, but it seems to me that the Falcon 9 is a much better vehicle in terms of reuse.

    • FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      7 months ago

      You should look further into what that 25% difference is as far as cost and labor. Because that number is lying to you.

      • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        7 months ago

        I’m pretty sure I remember reading that the cost to refurbish the shuttle boosters ended up costing as much or more than new ones.