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"This is outrageous. Where are the leaders who come in to cancel these one-off, expendable vehicles? Where are they? These kind of designs are never tolerated at SpaceX. You need an Earth-orbit departure stage? Starship. Right away. No question, no nothing. Lunar lander, we have a special Starship for lunar lander. Mars cargo lander? Starship. Crewed Mars transfer vehicle? Starship. Crewed Mars lander? Also Starship. Mars ascent vehicle? Starship. You are charging too high prices for... SLS... mobile launch tower? Right to Starship. Earth return vehicle? Believe it or not, Starship. We have the best launch vehicle in the world... because of Starship."

- SpaceX, probably

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[–] threelonmusketeers 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Any Parks and Recreation fans in this community?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

SpaceX in a few months:

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's either Tom or the dude from the twin town from Latin America

[–] threelonmusketeers 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

the dude from the twin town from Latin America

Yup, Raul Alejandro Bastilla Pedro de Veloso de Maldonada (portrayed by the brilliant Fred Armisen) from the Parks department in Boraqua, Venezuela. Based on the infamous "jail" scene.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Not pictured: The imaginary ocean of Martian Kerosene required to lift the MSS Vanity Penis out of the gravity well.

[–] threelonmusketeers 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

LOL brain fart. Methane.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm conflicted between being fascinated by all the different vehicles on the left side vs just wanting something that might actually ever happen

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 2 months ago

My hope is that Starship will enable some of the designs on the left to be tested at much lower cost than they would on their own.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Going to mars is immensely complex and high risk. Who knew?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Someone ought to tell him.

[–] threelonmusketeers 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Blue Origin certainly tried:

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] threelonmusketeers 3 points 2 months ago

Blue Origin. I think it's run by some suborbital bookseller named Jeff. It must be one of the more recent startups, as I don't think they've made it to orbit like RocketLab or Firefly have.