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- "they should dictate to the companies how they want to approach the problem" No; I mean they should define the problem they need solved. If they're too unfoc
by perihelions 2y ago
- "they should dictate to the companies how they want to approach the problem"
No; I mean they should define the problem they need solved. If they're too unfocused to define that problem as "mass-produced reusable rockets", that's a strong signal they've already lost.
There's a dozen newspace startups pursuing reusability, and it's Europe's loss that none of them are in Europe.
- verzali 2y agoNo, the problem should be "find a way to launch x tons for <€Y, and be able to do that z times a year". If mass produced reusable rockets are the best solution then companies will propose that.
- Teever 2y agoDo you actually think that there are any viable alternatives to reusable rockets as a solution to this problem?
- verzali 2y agoThere could be? People are smart, maybe someone would come up with a viable approach. Point is, if reusable rockets are the only viable approach, then everyone will use that approach to meet the requirement.