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China launches 3 rockets in one week[1]. Russia launches a resupply of the International Space Station, ready to fly just 9 hours after yet another space vehicl
by denom 12y ago
China launches 3 rockets in one week[1]. Russia launches a resupply of the International Space Station, ready to fly just 9 hours after yet another space vehicle crashes here[2].
Say what you want about "cheap spaceflight", there is something dysfunctional going on here. This latest disaster makes me wonder if the US even has a current capability of space flight. Pinching a few pennies isn't worth it.
[1] http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/10/27/china-launches-third-space-mission-in-a-week/ http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/10/27/china-launches-third-sp...
[2] http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/10/29/russians-launch-progress-supply-ship-to-space-station/ http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/10/29/russians-launch-progres...
- xi_an 12y agoPinching a few pennies is what capitalism is built on, this is why we had fertilizer plants explode, had oil rigs leak oil into the gulf. This is just the beginning if we completely rely on private space companies to do everything.