Starship Launch 13 Exposed Fatal Achilles Heel: potential mission-ending delays

(planetearthandbeyond.co)

3 points | by ck2 6 hours ago ago

3 comments

  • spottedmarley 5 hours ago

    Yes, but once there are a million AGI-level datacenters in space Elon will direct them to invent warp drive and then optimus robots will build it so, no big deal.

  • ck2 6 hours ago

    oh wow that's crazy, never knew it's impossible to store cryogenic fuels in space for more than a few days:

    * https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-t...

    • cratermoon 5 hours ago

      There’s a reason why every nearly spacecraft intended to operate more than a couple of days and be able to maneuver and make trajectory or orbit changes has used hypergolic fuels. They don’t have burn off issues and they don’t need ignition systems. The only exceptions now are the electric propulsion systems like Hall-effect thrusters.