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Meanwhile the Russians can enjoy their shitty cramped Soyuz🀣

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] golden_retriever 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That hasn't launched crew yet so not in its operational phase.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You said "capable of carrying people." It's human rated and has flown uncrewed. There's a crewed flight scheduled.

[–] golden_retriever 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Boeing's Starliner is in the same situation. Let's go with operating spacecraft then since technically any rocket can carry people if you shove them in the payload bay (loss of life may occur)

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's certified and flight tested. Hardly "any rocket." It's also the only one capable of going to the moon.

[–] golden_retriever 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Going to orbit around the moon*

Starship is the lunar lander

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 1 points 1 year ago

Not sure your point. I was taking about Orion, sitting atop SLS. It's capable of carrying people and has been flight tested by going around the moon. What's the contention?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How did America get to the moon when Elon was 2?

[–] golden_retriever -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Saturn V was cancelled many many years ago. Falcon 9 is the only currently capable vehicle.