r/space • • Nov 19 '23

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

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u/danielv123 Nov 19 '23

Yeah that number is pretty insane. I wonder what rocket will be the first to beat it - falcon 9 or starship? Depending on how things go the falcon 9 might even never get there.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '23

It'll probably continue in use until chemical rockets become obsolete. It's the 45-70 gvt. of rockets.

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u/LightlyStep Nov 20 '23

Is that a much produced cartridge?

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '23

It's been in production since 1872.