Spaceflight 🚀The first #Starhopper flight was in 📆 2019. First #Starship landing (without #RUD 💥) 📆 2021. First #atmospheric entry 📆 2024. When do you expect the first (uncrewed) Starship #Mars 🔴 landing attempt ? 🤔
2025
2027
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> 2030
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#SpaceX will launch its first #Starships 🚀 to #Mars 🔴 in two years. "These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars" https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/musk-says-spacex-launch-first-uncrewed-starships-mars-two-years-2024-09-07/
If the uncrewed test missions succeed, #crewed 👨🚀 👩🚀 missions are expected in 📆 2028 https://www.cnet.com/science/space/spacex-plans-5-missions-to-mars-by-2026-elon-musk-says/
60sRefugee@spaceflight That's ambitious; cryogenic refueling and long-term storage in flight still has to be demonstrated. This is virtually uncharted territory.
Thomas Sturm@60sRefugee @spaceflight It will be fascinating to see how large-scale cryogenic fuel transfers work. SpaceX will have to get really good at that for anything else to work.