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SpaceX Starship Will Need To Re-Fuel 22 Times In Space To Make It To The Moon - Jalopnik
Publisher description: The total number of times that any rocket has ever done this is zero.
NewsAPI | Nov 4, 2026 | Nicholas Werner
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If these words be true, and Starship truly is launching twice-weekly, then launching 22 refueling Starships (plus launching the initial "depot" Starship) would take... three months. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carries the Orion capsule into orbit with all the astronauts on board. Somewhere along that path — whether in high-Earth orbit, high-lunar orbit, or low-lunar orbit (this part still isn't nailed down) — the Orion capsule will have to dock with either the Starship or the Blue Moon, depending on who wins the contract.
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