Opis
IIs Starship HLS really is a viable option for NASA and SpaceX to get humans back onto the surface of the moon for the Artemis Program?
We'll go over why it's so tall, why it uses Methalox instead of hypergolic propellants, explain why it requires 15 or more launches for a single lunar landing and we'll even go over alternate options that could maybe simplify or speed up the process.
00:00:00 - INTRO
00:03:20 - OVERVIEW AND NEED-TO-KNOWS
00:16:30 - IS STARSHIP TOO BIG AND TALL?
00:35:40 - IS METHALOX THE WRONG PROPELLANT?
00:43:50 - WHY ORBITAL REFUELING?
01:20:30 - CHANGING TO LOW LUNAR ORBIT
01:35:40 - PROPELLANT SUPPLIES ON EARTH
01:38:25 - SUMMARY
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