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#1 2025-03-05 07:16:39

Calliban
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Starboat

Brian Wang has posted an article on the scaled down (20% size) Starship version proposed by Robert Zubrin.  Compared to Starship, this vehicle will require only a single orbital refuel before departure for Mars.
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2025/03/z … rboat.html

Zubrin makes the point that attempting to explore the surface of Mars from a single base is impractical.  Mars is too big and ground vehicles are too slow.  But it occurs to me that there is nothing to prevent a Mars base from using rocket vehicles to explore any area of the planet.  These can be far more compact than any expedition sent from Earth, because the base is never more than 10,000km away.


"Plan and prepare for every possibility, and you will never act. It is nobler to have courage as we stumble into half the things we fear than to analyse every possible obstacle and begin nothing. Great things are achieved by embracing great dangers."

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#2 2025-03-05 08:19:11

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Re: Starboat

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#3 2025-03-05 08:26:09

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Re: Starboat

Robert Zubrin's "Starboat" showed up in a Google search for the term.

It turns out the term has been in use for over 100 years.

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Star (keelboat)
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Star_(keelboat)
For you
The Star is a 6.9 metres (23 ft) one-design racing keelboat for two people designed by Francis Sweisguth in 1910.
starboat from en.wikipedia.org
The Development of Star Boat Keel
Star Class
https://starclass.org › history › the-development-of-star-...

The Star was designed in November 1910 in the office of William Gardner, there was no thought given to the idea that the Star boat would outgrow its being used ...
starboat from starclass.org
Star Boat Design and Development
Star Class

https://starclass.org › classic › history › star_boat_desig...
The Star, as originally drawn up by Mr. Sweisguth, was a gaff rigged boat with a long boom, very typical for racing boats of the day. The luff of the mainsail ...
starboat from starclass.org

Zubrin's New Mars Plan with a Mini Starship Called Starboat
NextBigFuture.com
https://www.nextbigfuture.com › Energy
10 hours ago — Starboat likely refers to a smaller, more efficient spacecraft that Zubrin envisions as part of his updated mission architecture. Starboat would ...

StarBoats – Electric drives, custom boats, yacht insurance
StarBoats – Electric drives, custom boats, yacht insurance

https://starboats.eu
Electric drives for yachts and boats, yacht insurance, all-round protection, custom boats, custom and renovation.
Starboat
starboat.app

https://www.starboat.app
CREATIVE SPACE. Starboat is redesigning the internet, starting with a new platform for creatives. Proudly managing Circular Creator Club.
starboat from www.starboat.app

Starboat (Tugboat and Riverboat)
nelson-atkins.org
https://art.nelson-atkins.org › objects › starboat-tugboat-a...
A tugboat is positioned in the center of the canvas with a clear reflection of it in the calm water below. A star is clearly indicated on the smoke stack.
starboat from art.nelson-atkins.org
Star Boat buy/sell - charter
Facebook · Star Boat buy/sell - charter
1.5K+ followers

Star boats has the best life when they are sailing. Here you can sell or buy your Star. Also a marketplace for equipment sails, masts or spare parts.
starboat from www.facebook.com

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