In order to refill the tank of a starship in orbit, they would need to launch at least 15 additional starships back to back, i.e. at least 15 launches have to be carried out all without issues, probably more for redundancy just in case, and it has to be done fast because since the fuel is cryogenic (methane Lox) it boil off over time and has to be dumped overboard.
And all of that is assuming they can even get the starship orbit capable in the first place, which they haven’t been able to do at all.
*Right before they start refuelling China be like “your rocket is in the way of our satellite” but Elon insists they’ll be done in time. Once they get it 80% fueled the rocket explodes, clearing the way for the satellite to pass through unscathed.
In order to refill the tank of a starship in orbit, they would need to launch at least 15 additional starships back to back, i.e. at least 15 launches have to be carried out all without issues, probably more for redundancy just in case, and it has to be done fast because since the fuel is cryogenic (methane Lox) it boil off over time and has to be dumped overboard.
And all of that is assuming they can even get the starship orbit capable in the first place, which they haven’t been able to do at all.
fUel eFfICiEnCY.
Elon’s got a pretty consistent track record with this sort of thing, though. Just the wrong kind.
He wanted to land on Mars in 2023.
Shareholders should have forced him to do it
once they get it 80% fueled china be like “oops sorry one of our satellites destabilized and booped your rocket our bad”
*Right before they start refuelling China be like “your rocket is in the way of our satellite” but Elon insists they’ll be done in time. Once they get it 80% fueled the rocket explodes, clearing the way for the satellite to pass through unscathed.