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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by woolvalley on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:08PM (#17016880)
I wouldn't make predictions about things that are not possible to make today with with unlimited budgets.

One past example of predicting the future with unlimited budgets is the xerox alto.

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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by keenerd on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:41PM (#17017069)
> not possible to make today with with unlimited budgets

The Lofstrom Loop is possible today for a few billion dollars. Though "catching" an incoming capsule with a Loop is going to take a while to human-certify.

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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by woolvalley on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @04:38PM (#17024804)
What is a few? That is the in the range of infrastructure projects for many nations. China could create it for example.
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