Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend
by Dig1t on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @01:16AM
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lol I don’t know if anyone knows what a Geo Metro is anymore, but I agree with your analogy :)
Maybe a Corolla would be more relatable nowadays.
Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend
by throwaway2037 on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @03:10AM
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Hat tip to Geo Metro! A real pile of junk from the 1990s.
My auntie drove a Renault Le Car in the late 1980s. I remember riding in it as a kid thinking it was a "fun junker".
The only way they start making meaningful profit from what they're doing is basically if the exact opposite scenario of what you're implying comes to pass - that space becomes so completely accessible and utilized that they win by scale. And that's the exact opposite of 'mega yachts.' This is explicitly about exploration, colonization, mining, and more. This is about actually opening space to the human race, beyond relying on multi billion dollar toy expeditions, for the first time ever.