Expendable SpaceX Starship Could More Than Double Saturn V Payload
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#68FEH)
SpaceX's Starbase factory is already building multiple intentionally-expendable Starships. Ship 26 and Ship 27 feature no thermal protection, have no heat shield tiles, and will not be fitted with flaps, making them impossible to recover or reuse. These Starships will be able to test technologies like orbital refilling and cryogenic fluid management. A SpaceX Starship ...