https://arstechnica.com/science/202...p-award-is-a-watershed-moment-in-spaceflight/
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/...a-picks-spacex-to-land-next-americans-on-moon
"Consider the status quo. The large Space Launch System rocket under development by NASA will be able to launch 95 metric tons into low Earth orbit. NASA and its contractors, led by Boeing, will be able to build one a year. The expendable vehicle will launch one payload, at a cost of about $2 billion per mission, and then drop into the ocean.
In terms of lift capacity, the vehicles are similar. SpaceX's Starship and Super Heavy should be able to put about 100 tons into low Earth orbit. However, SpaceX is already capable of building one Starship a month, and the plan is to reuse each booster and spacecraft dozens of times. Imagine the kind of space program NASA could have with the capacity to launch 100 tons into orbit every two weeks—instead of a single annual mission—for $2 billion a year. Seriously, pause a moment and really think about that."
For perspective, the Apollo lander could only carry 1 ton.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/...a-picks-spacex-to-land-next-americans-on-moon
"Consider the status quo. The large Space Launch System rocket under development by NASA will be able to launch 95 metric tons into low Earth orbit. NASA and its contractors, led by Boeing, will be able to build one a year. The expendable vehicle will launch one payload, at a cost of about $2 billion per mission, and then drop into the ocean.
In terms of lift capacity, the vehicles are similar. SpaceX's Starship and Super Heavy should be able to put about 100 tons into low Earth orbit. However, SpaceX is already capable of building one Starship a month, and the plan is to reuse each booster and spacecraft dozens of times. Imagine the kind of space program NASA could have with the capacity to launch 100 tons into orbit every two weeks—instead of a single annual mission—for $2 billion a year. Seriously, pause a moment and really think about that."
For perspective, the Apollo lander could only carry 1 ton.
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