Why Bezos’ rocket is unprecedented–and worth taking seriously

Re:Why Bezos’ rocket is unprecedented–and worth taking serio... by astrodust on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @04:23PM (#12491897)

You'd be better off putting that money into space elevator research.

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Re:Why Bezos’ rocket is unprecedented–and worth taking serio... by logfromblammo on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @05:14PM (#12492312)

I was just explaining how possible it is. I am skeptical that anything like it will ever actually be built on Earth.

Other non-rocket launch technologies do seem more promising. If you could build a mass driver launcher between Galapagos and Ecuador, you could likely build a launch loop in the same spot for less capital, less operating cost, and higher capacity.

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