you belief in the myths apparently help you to ignore the reality
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TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 9 months agoThat's what Starship is for. A giant, cheap, stainless steel space truck that will vomit out hundreds of them before returning to Earth intact to pick up some more.
theodewere@kbin.social 9 months ago
Balex@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You have yet to actually provide any counter points other than plugging your ears and saying “Nu uh!”
theodewere@kbin.social 9 months ago
the numbers are public, apparently none of you care to observe their reality
Balex@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Apparently you don’t know how to have a conversation… Doing a quick search it seems like Starlink is around the break even point for operating costs and revenue, so if you’d like to provide sources to refute that, that’d be great.
Balex@lemmy.world 9 months ago
What makes you think Starship isn’t going to Mars?
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 9 months ago
Cryo boiloff for long duration missions hasn't been solved, for one. Have you seen how much it vents just sitting on the pad?
Balex@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Fair enough. Starship is still in its infancy though so I wouldn’t completely give up hope yet.
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 9 months ago
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be proven wrong and see it succeed, but it takes a LOT more than welding together a steel soda can with engines to get there.