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Brusion t1_jc8im5q wrote

Reply to comment by afraid_of_zombies in NASA wants new 'deorbit tug' to bring space station down in 2030 by DevilsRefugee

By 2030, I think Starship is going to change the game anyways. Two starships docked together as a station is doable for sure.

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road_chewer t1_jc96fe2 wrote

Does that even come close to the space of the ISS?

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pjgf t1_jc9djr5 wrote

The payload space (as designed) fire Starship is shockingly close to the pressurized volume of the ISS (35k vs 33k cu ft)

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swissiws t1_jca0uaa wrote

what about the boosters? they have an even bigger tank space and without the weight of the Starship on top maybe they can reach orbit by themselves?

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Martianspirit t1_jcagitf wrote

They can send up a Starship completely built out as a space station.

A booster would be just empty tanks with lots of in orbit work to make it a space station.

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