Comment Comment by YoumuChan Economy of scale: starship can be "mass"-producedMaterial: stainless steel is much cheaperPercentage of reusability: boosters of shuttle cannot be reused, maintenance of shuttle itself is also very expensive (heat shields were pricey). whereas the starship stack has higher reuse percentage and allegedly cheaper to maintain. parent YoumuChan 2 years ago
Material: stainless steel is much cheaper
Percentage of reusability: boosters of shuttle cannot be reused, maintenance of shuttle itself is also very expensive (heat shields were pricey). whereas the starship stack has higher reuse percentage and allegedly cheaper to maintain.