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by ertemplin 2273 days ago
This is really cool! It's more of a specification sheet than a user guide or operation manual though.

This is what a pilot's operating handbook looks like for an aircraft like a Cessna: https://www.purdueaviationllc.com/storage/app/media/Forms/PO...

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Interesting! Since a customer for a satellite launch is more like a passenger than a pilot, I see where the differences come from.

The Falcon users guide is far more detailed than the one for Starship currently is by the way. I shared the latter because it is brand-new and seems to indicate that SpaceX is already certain enough of their design for Starship to provide specifications for launch services.

Here is the Falcon users guide for comparison:

https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/falcon_users_guide...