From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Alain Fournier submitted this idea :   
   > On Oct/31/2021 at 11:32, Torbjorn Lindgren wrote :   
   > [snip]   
   >> The landing legs for Mars obviously can't be as light as the Moon   
   >> variant but even at 0.3794g they can still be much lighter than on   
   >> Earth AND they're quite a bit down the development pipe.   
   >   
   > Do you know something about SpaceX schedule for going to Mars that I don't?   
   > Last I heard Musk wanted to reach Mars around 2026. I never thought that   
   > SpaceX would keep that schedule, but I don't think that Musk wants to push   
   > the development of Mars landing legs "quite a bit down the development pipe".   
      
   But if you've listened to his tour with Tim Dodd, he's explicitly said   
   that refueling isn't front-of-mind until after Starship achieves orbit.   
    Refueling needs to be solved before legs for Mars or even the moon.   
      
   /dps   
      
      
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