All smartphone companies did was the same thing anyone could do in 1970 with a truck sized computer and radio tower. Doing the same thing but 10x cheaper is pr

All smartphone companies did was the same thing anyone could do in 1970 with a truck sized computer and radio tower. Doing the same thing but 10x cheaper is progress, also makes the thing that's 10x too expensive that's never been done before possible. Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit are making air launches easy, but they're not the first. Pegasus first flew in 1990, released at 12km, can launch 443 kg into orbit for $56 million. Virgin's LauncherOne, releases at 10.7km, can carry 500kg into orbit for $12 million