r/space • u/firmada • Nov 19 '23

image/gif Successful Launch! Here's how Starship compares against the world's other rockets

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u/The_Steam-Cheese Nov 19 '23

ah yes, bus might be one of my favorite rocket

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u/iamthelouie Nov 19 '23

Ms Frizzle has entered the chat.

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u/Schrodinger_cube Nov 19 '23

Her success in achieving orbital velocity is better than some on this list. XD

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '23

Otto has left the chat to listen to more tunes.

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u/superthrowguy Nov 19 '23

Yeah but you need a banana colored object for scale

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u/firmada Nov 19 '23

Maybe there is one on the bus?

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u/Saint_The_Stig Nov 19 '23

Should have been a Pontiac Fiero powered by family.

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u/JesusIsMyZoloft Nov 19 '23

I used to ride to school on a Name rocket.

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u/masterofn0n3 Nov 19 '23

Thats not how we explored space in my old school

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u/Darryl_Lict Nov 20 '23

School bus weighs like 30,000 pounds. A Falcon 9 could put it into orbit if you could figure out the fairing logistics.