The Boeing Space Freighter — A Giant Leap for Future Space Exploration

In the 1970s, Boeing proposed an ambitious new reusable spacecraft design called the Space Freighter. With a massive 420 ton cargo capacity, this giant spaceplane could solve many of the challenges of space exploration in future decades. If realized starting in the mid-21st century, this behemoth could truly revolutionize space travel. The Space Shuttle, while ingenious in many ways, had a relatively paltry 30 ton capacity. The mammoth Saturn V rocket could lug 100 tons to orbit, and of course was not reusable. Even SpaceX’s upcoming Starship will only carry about 140 tons. The hypothetical Boeing Space Freighter, on the other hand, is on an entirely different scale at 420 tons payload capacity. <a href="https://j363j.medium.com/the-boeing-space-freighter-a-giant-leap-for-future-space-exploration-4103542a2178">Website</a>