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You're right the math doesn't lie. It makes perfect sense to me. You don't get how big starship actually is. It is the largest ship, and largest booster ever made. Ever, by any country. How did apollo and artemis not need refueling flights? Simple. They expend the entire vehicle. THEY THREW THE ENTIRE LAUNCH STACK AND SPACECRAFT IN THE GARBAGE CAN. Starship is 100% reusable. If the same mission costs 99% less when reusable than it does when throwing away the entire launch vehicle (the most expensive part of the mission) who gives a flying f#ck if it takes more launches?
People who keep saying "SpaceX is going to take 8 flights to get one ship to the moon, they're so inefficient!" Sounds like someone saying "hey let's take an airline flight and instead of flying back on the same plane, let's throw it away and buy another airliner instead to be more efficient"