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> Security. Not really. He talks about hijacking/terrorism, but these things won't have pilots or free movement on board. Everybody's going to be strapped into
by outworlder 7y ago
> Security. Not really. He talks about hijacking/terrorism, but these things won't have pilots or free movement on board. Everybody's going to be strapped into their seat for 45 minutes to withstand the forces and the rocket's gonna do all the flying.
Superpowers already have the capability to intercept things that travel faster and are smaller than these.
> It takes 90 minutes to complete an orbit around the earth
Except these are suborbital. And 90 minutes is for a full orbit around ISS altitudes. For most routes, it would be around 30 minutes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqE-ultsWt0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqE-ultsWt0)