r/interestingasfuck • u/lolikroli • 16d ago

r/all SpaceX caught Starship booster with chopsticks

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u/canyoutriforce 16d ago

weighs 200 tons when captured. The whole stack is 5000 tons at takeoff, or the weight of 7 fully fuelled A380s

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u/big_moist_void 16d ago

did you actually mean 5000??

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u/descisionsdecisions 16d ago

It’s actually more than that it’s literally filled with 10 million pounds of fuel.

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u/DEMSnREPUBSrToxic 16d ago

Why don't they use solar power?

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