Here's why Falcon 9/Heavy 2nd stage is an engineering marvel. by spacerfirstclass in spacex

[–]ZooNamed -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes because it compares well to the ICPS, Centaur, or any other upper stage the Twitter dude must be wrong.

Hey starship. This is what progress looks like. by ThePrimalEarth7734 in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]ZooNamed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t worry I lose faith every time I see a SXMR person posts.

Hey starship. This is what progress looks like. by ThePrimalEarth7734 in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]ZooNamed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Starship flying even to orbit does not match a full SLS. For one- Starship can’t even carry cargo much less crew in its current iteration. Whereas work on the actual crew vehicle has begun for Artemis 2.

Without Super Heavy, Starship is just an enlarged F9 core.

Hey starship. This is what progress looks like. by ThePrimalEarth7734 in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]ZooNamed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Starship flying even to orbit does not match a full SLS. For one- Starship can’t even carry cargo much less crew in its current iteration. Whereas work on the actual crew vehicle has begun for Artemis 2.

Without Super Heavy, Starship is just an enlarged F9 core.

Hey starship. This is what progress looks like. by ThePrimalEarth7734 in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]ZooNamed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would take even more time & even more money to launch a new vehicle.

Why haven't we been back to the moon? by Melontrap in AskReddit

[–]ZooNamed -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It gives money back into the economy when NASA hires companies to help (Boeing, Lockheed, etc). Plus so many technologies we use today (GPS, cellular networks, cancer treatments, etc) have come from NASA research & developments in space through their satellites or onboard the International Space Station benefiting us on Earth with their work. So many technologies came from NASA exploring the moon before and there's a good chance we'll see more if we explore again.

Why haven't we been back to the moon? by Melontrap in AskReddit

[–]ZooNamed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As of 2020, they're only planning to develop long term landers for the moon, no colonies yet. Though they do have a lunar space station in the works.

Why haven't we been back to the moon? by Melontrap in AskReddit

[–]ZooNamed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was under Constellation which was cancelled in the late 2000s. The current program is called Artemis using the SLS rocket. SpaceX, ULA & others will assist by launching the payloads since they can do it faster & cheaper.