Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:<p>SpaceX Has Finally Figured Out Why Starship Exploded, And The Reason Is Utterly Embarrassing<br><a href="https://www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/spacex-has-finally-figured-out-why" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">planetearthandbeyond.co/p/spac</span><span class="invisible">ex-has-finally-figured-out-why</span></a> (from 2025-02-27)</p><p>"This means that, even if SpaceX can get their <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Starship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starship</span></a> to work, their <a href="https://graz.social/tags/FalconHeavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalconHeavy</span></a> rocket will actually be cheaper per kilogram to orbit!</p><p>What’s more, if you actually look at how expensive Starship launches actually are, its kilogram-to-orbit cost is the same as Saturn V! (read more here).</p><p>So, basically, the NASA of over 50 years ago is beating SpaceX at their own game."</p><p>But hey, let us kill <a href="https://graz.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> budgets and push buck loads of money to <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> and <a href="https://graz.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a>. 🤦♂️ </p><p><a href="https://graz.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/fail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fail</span></a></p>