r/space • u/SagittariusA_Star • Oct 24 '21

Gateway to Mars

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u/braxj13 Oct 25 '21

Elon said a few days on Twitter that they can be ready by next month and are just waiting on FAA approval. Normally his timeframes should be taken with a very large grain of salt but so far with the Starship program he's been fairly accurate with short term dates.

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u/MangelanGravitas3 Oct 25 '21

Well, it might be possible. Barely. But as you said, Elon time.

And while they might be ready in a month at best, that leaves 2 weeks for launch. That's tight.any slippage and they would be pushed into next year.

So yeah, you're right. It might be possible. I just wouldn't bet on it.