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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by thebigman433 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @07:17PM (#30380658)
There is a reason Musk and co have stopped pitching the point to point transfer on Earth. Aside from technical challenges, this is a massive regulatory and logistics problem
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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by rtsil on Thursday February 17, 2022 @09:32PM (#30381493)
They didn't stop pitching it, they just focused the pitch on the sole customer really interested in it for now: the Military.

https://spacenews.com/spacex-wins-102-million-air-force-cont...

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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by blendergeek on Thursday February 17, 2022 @11:51PM (#30382255)
Musk was pitching this idea (but for cargo) just last week.
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