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NASA after watching Starship IFT-5 (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by threelonmusketeers to c/spaceflightmemes

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[–] Tar_alcaran 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, they could just slap an PMA+IDA port on Starship like the ISS has, but that's just a hole with data and power ports. Those are pretty easy compared to fuel transfer, and they're specifically NOT suited to lateral forces. It also seems a bit unfit-for-purpose to make a big and heavy crew-transfer dock when you don't have to.

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 7 months ago

True, an IDA port is not well suited for fuel transfer. I was thinking more of the GNC software experience SpaceX have for rendezvous and docking in general. I suspect the ports themselves will look more like the ship and booster quick disconnects we see at the launch site.