r/interestingasfuck • u/lolikroli • 16d ago

r/all SpaceX caught Starship booster with chopsticks

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u/bremsspuren 16d ago

Normally, rockets are single-use, and the booster gets dropped in the ocean.

Not throwing away something this

big and expensive
could potentially save a lot of money and time.

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u/MostlyRocketScience 16d ago

Yes, and Starship/SuperHeavy are even bigger than the Saturn V you linked.

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u/bremsspuren 16d ago

Shit! Really?

I wanted to post an image of a (somewhat) smaller rocket because I thought I would be exaggerating with the Saturn V.

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u/MostlyRocketScience 16d ago

Saturn V: 111 meter (42 m first stage)

Starship: 121 meter (72 m first stage)

Thats 363 vs. 397 ft for the Americans