Post B4trjfUPWxfoZsbTqS by n_dimension@infosec.exchange
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 (DIR) Post #B4trjfESUGufmP8jyq by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
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       I just wanna put it out there that NASA has probably gotten human beings closer to Mars than Elon Musk has after burning $3 billion
       
 (DIR) Post #B4trjfUPWxfoZsbTqS by n_dimension@infosec.exchange
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       @GhostOnTheHalfShell I'm not at all a fan of Felon MuscoviteBut the cost of Boeing starlifter is between 2.5 to 3.5 billion for a single use vehicle.Meanwhile, SpaceX Delta rockets do over 100+ orbital flights a year and the Spaceship is well on the way to full reusability......in no small part because Felon is only a figurehead.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4trjffOs6Sp7xkFyS by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
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       @n_dimension The great success of SpaceX has been the falcon nine I think. Let’s put it this way, the heavy lift vehicle went up into space completed its job and the world can move on.Everything I’ve seen about his starship is litany of jokes. The payload continues to shrink with every iteration, even though he makes the thing bigger the biggest payload he’s managed so far is a banana and a low earth orbit, and the banana didn’t survive because the ship crashed on reentry
       
 (DIR) Post #B4trjfsA6efjlXiRrk by n_dimension@infosec.exchange
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       @GhostOnTheHalfShell Every time his Nazi rocket blows up I have mixed feelings.On one hand, humanity progress is retarded.On the other, Nazi rocket progress is retarded.I am hopeful that the rumours about human ARV (Alien Reverse engineered vehicles) are true and Musk is just chasing a tech dead end.You are right about Falcon, Delta was retired in 2024, I think I stopped being a Musk fan when his anti-Trans and anti-Woke hate became obvious...2022?
       
 (DIR) Post #B4trjg3rPA1uLpBn6G by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
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       @n_dimension With regard to humanity’s progress being retarded, I would like to propose that the entire effort is a miss allocation of human effort of money of resources and human talent to pursue a goal that is not relevant to the most important things we need to address. But if we were to talk about advancing Space Travel, I would like to suggest that the approach of the project is also misconceived
       
 (DIR) Post #B4trjgGcdiEozP9yzY by n_dimension@infosec.exchange
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       @GhostOnTheHalfShell Back in the 1970(?) I think.There was an analysis done on "money wasted" by the space program. Because there were anti-space congressmen.They found for every dollars spent, the US program brought in 4.Some if the inventions were;Memory FoamScratch-Resistant LensesFreeze-Dried FoodCordless ToolsWater Purification SystemsInfrared Ear ThermometerImprovementsMedical Imaging (MRI/CT)Lightweight ProstheticsRadiant Barriers (Insulation)And that's not counting, all the orbitals tech like weather, comma, geo mapping etc sats and marvels like Hubble, Chandra and Webb
       
 (DIR) Post #B4trjgVrj2QnkgI9ke by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
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       @n_dimension Sure, but I think the thing to be said is I’d rather see all of this in the public domain rather than in the hands of you know who.For example, NASA’s program of smaller, lighter faster that have put multiple robotic units out into space to explore the solar system has been a tremendous success.Just think of the insanity of Starlink and the prospect of it, making access to space impossible
       
 (DIR) Post #B4trjgicxadiOGGLdw by n_dimension@infosec.exchange
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       @GhostOnTheHalfShell I was a big fan of #Starlink initially as it brought Internet globally to literally everywhere.It also gave #Ukraine huge advantage against the rus invader......the more time passes, the more it seems there is a big downside to it, one of the astronomers I am following is now saying we are just waiting for a #kessler cascade...This is the sky above my state right now, and there is only 4-5 legit SATs up there...I wish it was a global UN program and not a broligarch crapfest...