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		throwawaymaths on June 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boeing Starliner launches first crewed mission A spacex falcon 9 contains ~as much fuel as a 747. Note: fuel, not fuel + oxidizer Edit: falcon 9, not starship

MarkusQ on June 5, 2024 [–]

Source?

I get Starship 34,000,000 kg + 12,000,000 kg vs 747 ~200,000 liters ≅ 150,000 kg, or about 1/300 th of what Starship holds.

throwawaymaths on June 5, 2024 | [–]

Oh shit I'm sorry I am so wrong. I had calculated falcon 9. Thank you for the correction

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