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I'm just a bit of a fan of Elon Musk. It won't happen by 2028 of course. Price isn't a problem at all at scale, but regulatory pressure will be. If a cargo poin
by codesnik 5y ago
I'm just a bit of a fan of Elon Musk. It won't happen by 2028 of course. Price isn't a problem at all at scale, but regulatory pressure will be. If a cargo point-to-point flight will happen, it already will be something, but I don't know of any cargo, military included, that requires such a speed.
- beambot 5y agoYou can't think of any military use for 100 tons of cargo delivered anywhere in the world in 45min? Lats a pretty acute lack of imagination. DoD is already funding it too: https://www.cnet.com/news/spacex-signs-a-deal-to-rocket-military-cargo-around-the-world/ https://www.cnet.com/news/spacex-signs-a-deal-to-rocket-mili...
- ethbr0 5y agoAt the minimum: fuel. In 1940, the French lost half their strongest armored formations, and subsequently their country, through an inability to supply fuel in a timely manner under combat conditions. An F-35A is a ~$150M weapon system. An F/A-18E/F ~$60M. Both useless without fuel.