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I think you're taking it too literally. It's meant to convey the meaning of "Delivering a payload wasn't the goal, testing the rocket and all associated systems
by capableweb 3y ago
I think you're taking it too literally. It's meant to convey the meaning of "Delivering a payload wasn't the goal, testing the rocket and all associated systems was the goal".
- donkeyd 3y agoThere wasn't even a payload, since the definition of that word requires it to be valuable in some way. We can just call it a load, I guess.
- Zondartul 3y agoFreeload?
- weinzierl 3y agoWell, it is certainly valuable and payed for. I know because part of that money used to pay my bread;-) Even if the money doesn't come from an external customer it's payed for. In addition to that, the fact that for the Ariane it is ultimately all tax money anyways makes the way it flows even less important.
- justinclift 3y agoIt carried a load of hopes and dreams of future mars explorers. :)
- mft_ 3y agoIt seems to be the standard for internet discussions: if there's the slightest caveat to something that someone wrote, even if the meaning should be obvious to a reader from the context, someone else will take the time to point out that caveat. (As someone who doesn't require absolute precision in all things) I find myself often wondering why. To feel smart? Argumentitiveness? A deep psychological need for precision?
- weinzierl 3y agoI hate when people are like that, but I wasn't. I just added a little tidbit of information that most people wouldn't assume to be true. Some may find it interesting, others won't.
- weinzierl 3y agoIt wasn't a criticism. I just thought it is an interesting detail few people would be aware of