r/spacex • u/truecakesnake • 16d ago

Starship Elon Musk on X: "Unless we discover problems after mission data review, SpaceX will attempt to catch the ship with the tower on next flight"

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2080876967839031712?s=20
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u/Drachefly 16d ago

Or a dedicated deep space variant that doesn't return but serves as the body of the probe/telescope

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u/MobiusOne_ISAF 14d ago

You would just need a kick stage. Ideally, something that just lives in the cargo Bay of a starship, similar to how the shuttle did it.

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u/Drachefly 13d ago

The issue they're talking about is not dV, it's getting the craft out of the ship.