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With Starfall, SpaceX eyes an edge in global cargo delivery from orbit

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by glaslong

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Seems like the sort of capability any other nation would immediately consider shooting out of the sky

by htrp

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> Starfall weighs approximately 4,600 pounds (2.1 metric tons) with a capacity for about 2,200 pounds (1 metric ton) of payload, for a total weight of 6,800 pounds (3.1 metric tons).
Dropping 3 tons of kinetic force or a literal metric ton of explosives on top of a target seems like a great DoD use case.

by roryirvine

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What's the actual use case for this?
It can loiter in orbit, so is presumably intended for some form of weapons delivery. But has only cold gas thrusters so doesn't compete with hypersonic skip glide systems.
Is there a paying customer?

by Houyihe21

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