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I believe they originally planned to dock the tanker and Starship/HLS tail to tail and spin them around the head of the tanker so a light centripetal force would help drive the fluid/vapor into the recipient's tanks. Now I've read they've moved the connections to the head of the ships so they...

It's easy to image the amount of resources when SpaceX's bid was half of Blue Origins, and delivers nearly 50 times more payload to the moon. The reason is that SpaceX is using in-orbit fueling and a fully reusable launch system, while BO is relying on expensive old space launch systems...

For balance can we add some of the critic's thoughts about the Gateway to Nowhere? IE that it's a hugely costly diversion to actually landing on the moon that will eat up NASA's budget and will add to supply and fuel requirements for any actual landings that traverse through it. And what is...