• @Crikeste@lemm.ee
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    83 days ago

    We shouldn’t be building rockets PERIOD. They cost too much and are eventually only going to serve trillionaires.

    FIX SHIT ON THE GROUND FIRST

    That said,

    They did a test from 300 meters, sure it’s cool but I think they have a LONG way to go before they are competetive.

    • @vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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      503 days ago

      If you like SatNav, accurate weather tracking, and advanced intercontinental communication then ya like rockets ya dipshit.

      While Id be the first to ban private rocket launches outright, we shouldn’t abandon the advances of the space age because of them.

    • @Squirrelanna@lemmynsfw.com
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      73 days ago

      We can do both? What’s a rocket scientist going to do about systemic oppression and the rise of fascism that excludes them from working on rockets still?

    • @gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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      12 days ago

      the thing is, when you build rockets, and they actually work, and put people on mars, you can reasonably demand that people who demand exponential growth actually go to mars, because earth is already full. this way, you can get rid of the billionaires.