floofloof@lemmy.ca to [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHuman missions to Mars in doubt after astronaut kidney shrinkage revealedwww.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1334arrow-down18cross-posted to: space@lemmy.mlfurry_scientists@pawb.social
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minus-squareDelta_V@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoMaybe they’re looking at SLS numbers and ignoring reusable rockets like Starship? Perhaps it would not be feasible to move a sufficient mass of shielding into orbit using the $2 billion per flight, one time use SLS.
Maybe they’re looking at SLS numbers and ignoring reusable rockets like Starship? Perhaps it would not be feasible to move a sufficient mass of shielding into orbit using the $2 billion per flight, one time use SLS.