Genius! SpaceX Starship new Fuel & Refueling method, never seen before...

Genius! SpaceX Starship new Fuel & Refueling method, never seen before...
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3:03 The refueling process begins with the launch of a partially fueled Starship from the Earth's surface.
5:06 While this refueling concept offers a fresh perspective and potential advantages, there are still several issues that need attention and resolution for a more successful outcome.
7:06 Finally, how many launches will SpaceX need to refuel a Starship to the moon and Mars?
9:46 For the Starship, SpaceX is switching to methane, which as fuel is somewhere between hydrogen and kerosene.
13:52 So, how will SpaceX produce methane on Mars?
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Genius! SpaceX Starship new Fuel & Refueling method, never seen before...
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
Many of us have certainly heard this quote, but have you ever thought that this also applies to the journey of rockets?
Indeed, as powerful as SpaceX's Starship may be, it won’t be able to make it all the way to the Moon, nevermind Mars, all by itself.
Genius! SpaceX Starship new Fuel & Refueling method, never seen before...
To get into orbit and then continue its journey, each Mars- or Moon-bound Starship will have to meet up in orbit with its brethren in order to fuel up for the journey beyond Earth.
Genius! SpaceX Starship new Fuel & Refueling method, never seen before...
This is also the biggest challenge for the Starship program.
So, how exactly do they fuel each other?

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[andrewowens]

There are some errors in your logic. You would never launch a partially fueled Starship. It would be fully fueled because it needs that fuel to get into orbit. The second Starship which has a payload of fuel and oxidizer what else need to be fully fueled to get into orbit. Then the fueling ship would transfer its fuel to the now almost empty previously mentioned Starship. This would occur several times until the ship would be completely fueled. Probably five or six payloads of fuel. When you write your script, and have an AI speak it, you must type each word explicitly that you want to be spoken otherwise the AI will screw it up.

[nuclearthreat]

Needing 14 launches to refuel one starship is crazy

[edwardjensen]

Why is it necessary to dock side by side or bottom to bottom? Why not just dock from the front like what is done already with the space station?

[jebes]

i love how both starship and boost ran out of fuel(WITHOUT ANY CARGO) and blew up and theres videos talking about how its somehow gonna refuel stuff in space 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[stevepashley]

I'm completely confused. This video talks about refuelling in space. So how come Apollo was able to achieve this 50years ago without refuelling???

[earth_ling]

To solve this entire problem of fuel…Elon has designed an ALL electric Starship! It will use solar panels and Tesla batteries to make the long journey to Mars.

Eventually he plans on building “charging stations” at strategic locations on the route to the Red Planet.

A spokesman for the McDonald’s corporation also stated that they will have the first ever “fast food” location on Mars…after Elon lands and sets up a colony.

[pedrosura]

@4;50 it says that it takes 8-14 launches to fuel a Starship where 80% is usable and this is hughly efficient..
i am not sure the meaning of the word efficient is understood here. This architecture is crazy. Imagine needing 14 launches to get 1 mission to fly. At some point they will realize that they need to fly Starship half full to minimize refueling launches which will
point to Starship being too big.
To use turbopumps for Mars and Moon to come back is also not smart. We have to demonstrate these will start after a year or longer.
Methane needs hydrogen which will come from the CO2 at a very low partial pressure. And they will fo this with solar panels at Mars??
They better begin developing nuclear reactors otherwise this is all a pipe dream.

[mikerash-pcjc]

This will not be economical even though Elon Elon would get rich off it. The refueling gun space will require 8 to 14 individual launch to get one full tank of methane and oxygen. That would be 10 launches to get one starship to the moon. That comes to 1 billion dollars.

If they redesign the booster across 3 booster like falcon 9 heavy. The booster could carry starship to 335 miles above earth. Then starship would be able to do a short burn to head to the moon. Plus one correction burn to orbit the moon.

The refueling in space is like boosters using 33 engines. To avoid destruction it cut starship loose at 2.42 seconds. That left starship with no fuel left to correct attitude and yaw.

If the wish to build a base. Starship will not work. They will need a special lifting body and to land on the moon. The equipment will need to be earth moving equipment.

Starship could carry an inflatable base. But must be cover by regolith.

[localenterprisebroadcastin]

How does this channel have so many subs???

[karlthemel]

No launcher can carry 1600 tons of propellants or even 800 tons of propellants. Any failure of the four to sixteen refilling launches is a loss of mission before the mission even started! The only way to proceed without a large launcher for fuel is a propellant depot in orbit (LOX, LCH4). It most certainly needs active refrigeration. Interplanetary missions originating on Earth need a LOX/LH2 high-ISP upper stage. Using a launcher missing an upper stage like the Falcon Heavy results in problems getting Europa Clipper to Jupiter (excessive flight duration). Eliminating the third stage is a counterproductive fad. Methane provides enough delta-V and exhaust velocity for a launch from Mars to Earth.
Your narration is easy to understand. There is no issue with it!

[IFRfun]

Why is "enough fuel" an issue today when it wasn't during the initial moon landings?

[jps]

As though docking hasn't been done before.

[SVTCobra]

They didn't really say HOW one transfers fuel in zero gravity. I would just send filled tanks and swap the tanks out. Like changing the propane tank on the barbaque.

[philipgrice]

I only lasted until2.39 before hitting stop. How many times can a voice repeat the same information. This is just clickbait stretched out to influence the algorithm. Burn it! BTW, a rocket booster does not use a "turbocharger". Bye.

[roykliffen]

3:54 Is it just me or does that look like two space creatures doing the nasty, the top one rely enjoying itself, seeing the big smile and squinting eyes. (TBH they DO exchange fluids)☺☺

[JCMills]

I hate when channels use AI narration. It makes so many pronunciation mistakes.

[youdodat]

I wish Elon well. The Dude is amazing.

[ThomasLee]

This makes a lot is sense if you think about it! Refueling is common for any family making a long trip in the family buggy. Go across the state or the country and it’s just a necessary evil! Why not for a trip to the moon or Mars!

[bushmantekbits]

too much "fluff" and old stuff we've heard hundreds of times already...
i simply don't have the time to listen to all of it.

[RvNYC]

It funny how the only viable energy dense candidate fuel, nuclear, is always sidestepped in these analyses.