SLS versus Falcon Heavy (and Starship/SH)

[Electroman]

I read that article and didn't get what the 'catch' is?

 

[bmah]

I read that article and didn't get what the 'catch' is?

Side booster recovery at sea. All prior FH flights recovered the side boosters on land.

Bruce.

 

[Grendal]

I read that article and didn't get what the 'catch' is?

They have accidentally lost three FH booster cores. This time they are doing it intentionally. The side boosters will hopefully land on JRTI and the new ASDS: A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG). The payloads (2 military satellites) get a direct insertion into GEO as a result.

 

[ICUDoc]

They need a third ASDS.
Why should we accept another core in the drink?
C’mon, Elon- amaze the world again

 

[Electroman]

It is not for the lack of ASDS, but the main core booster needs to spend all its fuel to give the extra oomph to push the satellite directly to GEO as opposed to GTO. That is how I understood on why it cannot land.

 

[ICUDoc]

In that case, it’s ok, Electroman
PS can’t wait…

 

[Grendal]

I changed the title of this thread. The reality is that SLS has already lost two (I think it's just two) payloads to FH already. So FH has already beat SLS. Now it is just a race to see how soon SH/Starship beats SLS.

 

[winfield100]

Note the dates......
Artemis 1, next week (maybe) Artemis II, 18 _months_ later, (maybe) etc

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next, search "falcon heavy"
Europa mission, Psyche mission, Lunar orbit mission for landing, crew etc. all ==>_before_<== or around time of Artemis II and III

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[winfield100]

gateway to lunar orbit, note the dates
(road trip to watch the launch?)

Falcon Heavy | GLS-2

SpaceX will launch a Falcon Heavy rocket with GLS-2 from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA.

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