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9m x 106m, 150t to LEO full reuse.

31 raptors 1st stage

4400t vehicle, 5400t thrust

Spacecraft : 4+2  engines on BFS, 85tdry /1185t full? (240t CH4+860t LOX) 9680m/s at 375s?

SL 330 - 356s, 1700kN @ 25 atmospheres chamber pressure (1.3m bell)

Vac 375s, 1900kN (2.4m bell)

Butt to butt refueling in orbit.

Aiming for 2022 cargo mission.

Construction starts in ~ 9 months.

30min suborbital city to city ? from offshore pads....nice.

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4 minutes ago, mikegarrison said:

It's certified for that, but nobody flies them with that many seats.

No one would want to be on a flight from LAX to Dubai for that long... but who cares what the seat is like when the flight is under 30 minutes?

Typical 1 way 1st class is around 12k$. With 800+ seats, that's over 10 million $ a flight at current 1st class rates.

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9 minutes ago, insert_name said:

Considering the g loads you would experience, many people would care

How many people ride roller coasters or the g sling-shots?

Similar loads (up to 5-6g).

On your back in a proper seat....not a problem.

Some folks will black out.

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