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Re:IBM unveils 127-qubit quantum processor by FridayoLeary on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @05:44PM (#29247241)
I hate to tell you, but your list looks like it came straight out of the 1970's:)

- Spaceflight (SpaceX Starship).

- Supersonic airplanes (Boom).

Been there, done that.

Re:IBM unveils 127-qubit quantum processor by wongarsu on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @06:20PM (#29247514)
They are modern takes on the Space Shuttle and Concorde respectively, but with the benefit of hindsight as well as half a century of advances in material science and control systems. But really the defining feature is that the Space Shuttle and Concorde were government-funded prestige projects, while their modern incarnations are economically viable.