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Launches & rockets · first seen 14 Aug, updated 14 Aug

SpaceX’s Starship generates more than twice the thrust of the Saturn V that carried humans to the Moon, yet after 13 test flights it still hasn’t demonstrated ship-to-ship refueling in orbit — one of the biggest technical hurdles standing between Starship and Mars.

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Starship has unmatched liftoff thrust, but its Mars architecture still depends on an unproven vehicle-to-vehicle cryogenic refuelling system. The post SpaceX’s Starship generates more than twice the thrust of the Saturn V that carried human…

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  1. SpaceDaily
    SpaceX’s Starship generates more than twice the thrust of the Saturn V that carried humans to the Moon, yet after 13 test flights it still hasn’t demonstrated ship-to-ship refueling in orbit — one of the biggest technical hurdles standing between Starship and Mars.