alt Hacker NewsLaunching at only half payload capacity is disappointing. Starlink is severely capacity constrained, SpaceX needs to get as many v3 sats as they can into orbit, instead of flying partial loads.
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nsxwolf • today at 2:50 PM
I don't see you can be disappointed that the experimental test ships are deploying real production hardware in any amount.
testing22321 • yesterday at 9:24 PM
They are testing, learning and evolving the program, and they’re doing it in public so we’re lucky enough to get some inside tech details.
It continues to improve. Be patient.
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randallsquared • today at 12:23 AM
If Starship succeeds, that will be about half an hour's worth of launch capacity in the early 30s.
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Falcon 9 capacity over time went from 9,0000 kg expandable to LEO for v1, to 13,150kg for v1.1, to 22,800 kg for block 5 (17,500 kg reusable). Substantial gain.
So nothing to be disappointing about Starship. Raptor v4 is already on the roadmap, and more down the road. You can speculate all you want. I just don't understand why you have to be disappointed. That SpaceX doesn't just "move fast and break things"?