SpaceX's Starship Redefines Space Exploration
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- Oct 21, 2024
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,SpaceX took a big step towards full reusability of space launchers on 13 October,
a step towards a transformation in accessing space far more cheaply, frequently and with big payloads.
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there is a suggestion of up to 44 flights a year from this location. Add in the launch facilities at Boca Chica, and the launch rate can exceed that of Falcon 9, currently one every 2.7 days.
Low cost, high payload to orbit and a fast launch cadence open up new opportunities for radically different purposes, particularly when in-orbit refueling is proven.
The most important role for Starship is supporting NASA’s Artemis program to get humans back to the Moon in preparation for human missions to Mars.
SpaceX is developing a special lunar-landing version of Starship. Musk has
suggested
flying uncrewed Starships to Mars by 2026, and potentially crewed missions there by 2028, with his goal being the establishment of a permanent human presence on the planet’s surface.
Low-cost launches by Starship could also support a permanent human presence on the Moon that could then establish an in-space economy and manufacturing capability based on the use of lunar resources.
All indications are that the Moon has substantial ice deposits in its regolith around the south pole, where humans will land first. If the water can be used for a base and in making rocket fuel for Starship launches from weak lunar gravity, the Moon will become a launch pad for exploration and resource exploitation across the inner solar system. That’s more important than Mars colonisation in coming decades.
The establishment of a permanent human base on the Moon, and the utilisation of lunar resources opens up a next step in human space activities.
This will include construction of large
space-based
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