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computerdork • today at 4:13 AM • 0 replies • view on HN

Hmm, interesting question. Just brainstorming there, but it seems like there are going to be specialized versions of starship: - a tanker (for in space refueling) - a moon lander

Could see one that is specialized for taking humans into space and then returning them to Earth. It could have a dedicated abort vehicle that takes over the top half of the ship (similar to the abort vehicles they have now on most human-rated rockets). And maybe it uses landing legs instead, because they're more fault tolerant than a catch tower. All this might take up a ton of weight, but starship can carry so much tonnage to space, they'd probably still have a lot of tonnage left for humans and cargo.

Yeah, it could be pretty amazing, able to to take hundreds into orbit instead of just a handful.