This doesn’t scale indefinitely, but… reputed Starship / Superheavy pricing is
below the per pound cost of commercial airliners on a dry mass basis and headed
towards high end ocean ships.
-George
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On Oct 5, 2021, at 10:22 PM, J Farmer <jfarmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think one of the points being overlooked, inadvertently or not, is the sea
change that the shear lift capacity StarShip will in have in size and mass.
To date, every payload has to watch every kg, every cubic cm. What happens
when you can throw another cubic meter, lift another 100kg mass at a problem?
How much time and money will be saved when you don't have to sweat that last
one percent of your lift budget?
As Henry pointed out in an earlier thread about dealing with atmospheric &
water leaks, with reliable lift schedules, just lift enough to replenish for
several cycles while fixing the problem. What changes in your planning when
that supply run can be 50 or 100 tons of air or water?
John