Comment by vikingerik
15 hours ago
And just for comparison on that number, the entire Apollo spacecraft (command+service+lunar modules) was about 50 tons to lunar orbit. And that took a gigantic Saturn V to launch.
15 hours ago
And just for comparison on that number, the entire Apollo spacecraft (command+service+lunar modules) was about 50 tons to lunar orbit. And that took a gigantic Saturn V to launch.
SpaceX is planning on launching the significantly more gigantic Starship daily. It's not there yet, but they're steadily grinding toward regular launches, and they supposedly are retiring Falcon 9 from commercial launches within the next couple of years.
And "From a technology standpoint, Tesla will have a car that can do full autonomy in about three years, maybe a bit sooner.". Uttered by Musk in 2015. So ... yeeeeaaah.
And they are saying they will land that Flacon rocket on its tail! What nonsense, that will never work!
(https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/a-falcon-9-booster-tur...)
Have you been following Starship development closely?
I mean technologically they can, just not due to safety and legal reasons.