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> I don't know how obsolete it was Launch costs will be at an absolutely minimum twice as much, likely more like 3-5x. It will only be able to launch a handful
by grecy 2y ago
> I don't know how obsolete it was
Launch costs will be at an absolutely minimum twice as much, likely more like 3-5x. It will only be able to launch a handful of times per year.
It is literally bringing a muzzle loader to a machine gun fight.
- mrtksn 2y agoSo? Some companies in Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden will get that money and they will train and employ people. More expensive but they don't have to ask anybody to fly this thing. You can ask Ukrainians how shitty it is when your supplier doesn't let you do things.
- usrusr 2y agoBut it isn't a fight. They want to beat the gravity well ("PvE", in video game terms), not SpaceX ("PvP"). And when they do have the capability to use their own expensive launch system in a pinch, they are free to buy launch capacity from the lowest bidder without becoming too dependent.