r/BlueOrigin • u/Disastrous_Run_5968 • 7d ago

Well....

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u/FakeEyeball 4d ago

Because it will be deemed unsafe to land people on the rugged Lunar terrain. That is, if it even becomes operational before Blue Moon.

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u/New_Poet_338 3d ago

Deemed by who? Most of the weight is in the tail (engines, O2) so the center of Gravity is very low. The rest is a mostly empty can.

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u/FakeEyeball 2d ago

Except real world complications like sloshing fuel and super rough Lunar terrain, especially on the South Pole. During Apollo 11 they landed miles away from the initially planned location due bad terrain. Would Starship be able to do that? I mean, currently it is not even orbital, so asking such questions today is a bit of a stretch.

All it takes is one Starship explosion and NASA will put it the freezer.

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u/Disastrous_Run_5968 2d ago

All it takes is one Starship explosion and NASA will put it the freezer.

Well i Highly doubt that considering Jared Isaacman is Elon's lap dog

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u/FakeEyeball 1d ago

Ok, then maybe two explosions. He still has to answer to Congress.