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There are many manifestations of this phenomenon: - [Because all attempts have so far failed, or no attempts have been made] <X> "is impossible". - [Based on
by mistermann 5y ago
There are many manifestations of this phenomenon:
- [Because all attempts have so far failed, or no attempts have been made] <X> "is impossible".
- [Based on my personal model of reality] If you do <X>, <Y> "will happen" [therefore it's not even worth trying].
- "The" reason for <X> "is" <Y> [because this is what my model tells me].
- etc
- jamiek88 5y agoSee: spacex
- mistermann 5y agoEh? In particular?
- redis_mlc 5y agoSpace fanbois think reusing boosters is a big deal. Note that there probably aren't enough launches per year to justify reuse, which requires extra engineering, weight and fuel - which is the real reason nobody else bothered, and why Starlink was started to justify reusability because of lack of paid launches.