As much as I’m over musk - starship just speaks of wonder and awe. Can’t wait. Would love Rocketlabs to get their next vehicle going but that isn’t as exciting.

How many "hands" is that? (like how they measure horses)

Why isn't this more common knowledge? Like holy fuck this literally blew my mind and made my day

Hmm IDK 50/50 = 1/1 so 100% he is going or is that 100% not going? I feel like there should be a cat in a box somewhere to make it definitive.

Nobody, but gravity will stop you from ever leaving.

I'm sure there is also a maximum height so you can fit in. The workable range may have to do with the layout of the instrumentation, but I suspect it's more about the space suits. Those need a large number of life support systems that would each only come in one size, and all of them have to be part of the suit in some workable configuration. Then these suits with a person in them must fit the seats, which must fit the capsule.

They are creating vehicles that take tiny numbers of people into space at mind boggling expense (it was $10,000/lb but I don’t know now). The engineering of such things requires parameters; it’s not optional. And it makes no sense to build for the extremes; the vast majority of humans are in a small size range. The cost to build for the people at the ends of the Bell curve would be exorbitant. So they engineer for the 90%.

Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander launching on its way to the lunar surface. My favorite lander company, by far. Then in 2024, Astrobotic delivering VIPER to the south pole.

Yet to be proved in what sense? There is no credible failure mode associated with methane being in the tanks when the vehicle makes it to orbit.

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To anyone that hasn't seen it yet, you HAVE to watch the new Nova on this:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/new-eye-on-the-universe/

They’d probably go over my head anyway

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I live in Boca Chica, Tx so this is near and dear to my heart. So pumped to see it fly

seat belts, the launch chairs, the sleeping pods, etc.

The whole place is designed for people within a height range and if you fall out of tha range you won't fit.

Everything I thought of was too much of a reach

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Without question, for me it's Starship. If the concept ends up performing anywhere near expectation, this first launch will be a major step toward a revolution in orbital and deep space access, regardless of the flight's outcome.

Sounds like you’re coming up short

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Like Space Jockeys?

Beyond the interesting technical compromises, the only importance it has for me is the fact that until one actually makes it to orbit, it's yet to be proved. Needless to say, it's surely exceedingly unlikely some hidden gotcha making methalox impractical will surface.

You know, if they just designed spacecraft for shorter people they could save millions in fuel costs.

Certainly not the place for a tall story.