There is clear evidence that the modified Starship upper stage that SpaceX has been working upon for months is the first version of human landing system lunar Starship.
This system has different door openings and other modifications.
TheSpaceEngineer has a rendering of what is believed to the first lunar starship prototype.
Youtuber Felix Schlang at WhatAboutIt has brought together all of the pictures of the SpaceX lunar starship prototype construction.
This is what we currently believe the interior of the Ship 22 crew cabin article looks like.
-lol in the time it took to make this infographic it has now been confirmed to be HLS related pic.twitter.com/hhvPrxJo5E
— TheSpaceEngineer (@mcrs987) August 12, 2023
Youtuber Deepspacecourier has a video with renderings of what the SpaceX Starship interior could look like.
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Hope the Lunar turtles that used to gather under landing ships, are not at risk for extinction because otherwise, the paper work SpaceX will need to complete will be counted in light years.
This Starship build speculation is chasing the wrong paradigm. It’s not going to be built like an ocean cruise liner with large open spaces. Starship is like a nuclear submarine, having to provide a complete human environment, except that the sub gets it’s water & oxygen from the ocean. There’s not going to be a lot of extra room.
Everything is relative. Compared to what came before, it’s luxurious.
I can’t wait to see their lunar mockup. I’m sure NASA is a little annoyed by how far behind SpaceX is with their (NASA) lunar ambitions. But they know, if SpaceX can get the Starship is be anywhere near what Elon promised many years ago, it will (finally) open up space.
Hopefully in a few years when this is operational, companies like Boeing don’t receive a single nickel from NASA.
Eh, NASA understands that SpaceX is actually making great progress, considering that most of the bureaucracy has been weaponized against them. They can see what’s going on as well as anybody.
‘many years ago’?
Few would consider 2.5 years ago to be ‘many years’.
And Boeing and other old space will be needed and important once we remove MBAs from executive positions.
Important first step to be an interstellar species.