Elon Musk
@elonmusk · Aug 11, 2021
16 flights is extremely unlikely. Starship payload to orbit is ~150 tons , so max of 8 to fill 1200 ton tanks of lunar Starship.
Without flaps & heat shield, Starship is much lighter. Lunar landing legs don’t add much (1/6 gravity). May only need 1/2 full, ie 4 tanker flights.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Note, should be “refill”, not “refuel”. ~78% of propellant is liquid oxygen, only ~22% is fuel.
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