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SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
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pigpop
· 2026-11-15 Sun 00:51 UTC ·
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Once you get mass into orbit it's more economical to keep it there so rather than recovery to Earth it would be better to build the facilities in orbit to perform maintenance, refurbishment and refuelling. Starship should make that feasible.
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grey-area
· 2026-11-15 Sun 06:49 UTC ·
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That is predicated on it being expensive to get mass to orbit.
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pigpop
· 2026-11-15 Sun 12:47 UTC ·
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Getting mass out of orbit is also expensive, if you want it to reach the ground in one piece at least.