/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15130602
>SpaceX's own renders show it

Take the L bro

>>15018432
Don't get me wrong Starship is cool but this one is cool too, lets have numerous spacecraft of both types out there in the system already godamnit progress is so fucking slow

>>14693201
>in both cases passengers will die if a major failure happens
How come it's apples and oranges? They follow the same rules, but spacecraft can also fail on reentry, due to extreme heat, but even there the abort system won't save you, it's mainly used for the ascent phase.
But the most important thing is that passenger doesn't exist yet, at least officially. We only have HLS, tanker, depot and Starlink dispenser. The first four are a part of NASA's Artemis program, while the last one is currently being built at Boca Chica. You could say the same about cargo Starship, we still don't know how its doors will look like. The 'whale' version is most likely off the table, because pretty big tanks are now placed at the top of the vehicle.
We may learn about those version either through official channels, like NASA contracts (another phase of Commercial Crew, CRS or something else), or simply by tankwatching.