You'll note SpaceX has spent more than NASA on this vehicle.
I'm sure they can have their money back if they want. (Oh no they can't. SpaceX has hit all the milestones and got milestone payments)
>The refueling requirement is a consequence of the design
Seems you don't know this is true for Blue Origins Blue Moon too. The other moon lander
>SLS can reach the moon from the earth
Wrong wrong wrong. TLI
>Starship can't reach the moon on a signel flight
Starship can reach anywhere SLS can if you treat it like SLS
>$29 billion
SpaceX got about $2 billion or so. When do they get the remaining $27 billion?
>still hasn't achieved orbit
This is nonsense. SpaceX has hit orbital velocity.
>What's obvious to me, and maybe not everyone here, is the design of Starship is optimized for LEO, not deep space missions.
If you look well, you'll see the vehicle can be configured for different missions.
I don't know how many times I'll have to tell people the NASA contract is for HLS, not Starship. i.e you haven't seen the lunar vehicle launch once.
>more expensive than SLS
Can't happen either operationally or lifetimewise
You'll note SpaceX has spent more than NASA on this vehicle.
I'm sure they can have their money back if they want. (Oh no they can't. SpaceX has hit all the milestones and got milestone payments)
>The refueling requirement is a consequence of the design
Seems you don't know this is true for Blue Origins Blue Moon too. The other moon lander
>SLS can reach the moon from the earth
Wrong wrong wrong. TLI
>Starship can't reach the moon on a signel flight
Starship can reach anywhere SLS can if you treat it like SLS
>$29 billion
SpaceX got about $2 billion or so. When do they get the remaining $27 billion?
>still hasn't achieved orbit
This is nonsense. SpaceX has hit orbital velocity.
>What's obvious to me, and maybe not everyone here, is the design of Starship is optimized for LEO, not deep space missions.
If you look well, you'll see the vehicle can be configured for different missions.
I don't know how many times I'll have to tell people the NASA contract is for HLS, not Starship. i.e you haven't seen the lunar vehicle launch once.
>more expensive than SLS
Can't happen either operationally or lifetimewise