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> Runway rather than barge but that's not really an important difference. it is an important difference when you look beyond earth the moon, mars, and any fu
by justifier 10y ago
> Runway rather than barge but that's not really an important difference.
it is an important difference when you look beyond earth
the moon, mars, and any future site that has yet to send robots to pave a runaway that is: 4,500 meters long, 91 meters wide, and 40 centimeters thick(o); will necessarily be vertical take off and landing
(o) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Landing_Facility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Landing_Facility
- lmm 10y agoIf and when SpaceX land rockets beyond Earth, that will very much be something to get excited about.
- odonnellryan 10y agoThis argument makes no sense.
- lmm 10y agoThe point is that SpaceX hasn't yet accomplished anything NASA didn't. That SpaceX's approach will be more suitable to future things is not a good counterargument.
- odonnellryan 10y agoThey have: they're cheaper, they've developed new technologies, and they're doing it privately. > That SpaceX's approach will be more suitable to future things is not a good counterargument. No one is saying that, they're just being positive and looking forward to the future. How is that bad?
- lmm 10y agoDoing things cheaper is good, sure. All I'm saying is that zupreme's original point is fair (they haven't (yet) really done anything concrete that NASA haven't (just done it cheaper), and the current enthusiasm is perhaps disproportionate)
- placeybordeaux 10y agoWe can agree on that!
- warfangle 10y agoAlso kinda hard to glide in for a landing when there's little/no atmosphere...