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It's not about how high it is. If it was half as high but 50% of the way to achieving orbital velocity, that would be *revolutionary*. It's not. It's basically getting to space, but like 2% of the way to achieving orbit because it'd need 50 times as much thrust to get there. As much as I think Musk is a dick based on what I've read of him, he's the one doing the actual cutting edge of commercial space endeavours. If Musk is Netflix, Branson's sitting on the street corner with some Betamax players he's glued tinsel to. The technology and engineering solution he's used doesn't go beyond fairground stuff.
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I also haven't made any comparisons to Musk. Actually lots of his technology is pretty much off the shelf as well, all this Goddard rocket stuff is a bit old hat.
Now if one of these billionaires wants to spend some of their cash on an anti-gravity drive, I'll really be impressed.
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I always thought capitalism was being interested in the main cities of countries around the world. You know, like a capitalist was someone who lived in a big place like London or maybe Paris?
It's about Caps.
Caps that go on your head. Caps lock. Cops but pronounced with a joke NY accent.
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Yuri Gagarin went into space.
SpaceX has gone into space.
It's the staying up there that should count. Jumping really high is not the same as flying.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
This does seem distasteful when the planet is actually experiencing a climate crisis (that has been long predicted). Yes, the ultra-rich can expend a lot of money and resources to have a ride to space. Meanwhile, the crisis deepens for the poorest... I don't know, 75 percent of the population?
I don't know what this really *does* for humanity. It doesn't feel like one giant leap for mankind.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
The capsule falls back to Earth in a giant cardboard box filled with bubble wrap.
I just hope it's actually safer than it looks!!