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Re:Starship made it through re-entry, did its first ever lan... by somenameforme on Thursday June 06, 2024 @02:08PM (#40600522)
Everything's relative. People a century ago would probably have felt uncomfortable at the idea of DIYing a multi ton vehicle being accelerated by a extremely high power pistons pounding up and down thanks to creating a controlled explosion inside a tight little box, that you can then hop in and cruise around at 80MPH+. And indeed if something goes critically wrong, you're dead. We just work to reduce the number of ways that things can go critically wrong.
Re:Starship made it through re-entry, did its first ever lan... by hot_gril on Thursday June 06, 2024 @06:05PM (#40602900)
I think a century or longer ago, they wouldn't care. It was already pretty easy to fall off a horse and die.
Re:Starship made it through re-entry, did its first ever lan... by willyt on Friday June 07, 2024 @12:36PM (#40610279)
I can't find the details now bit in the early 19th century an MP introduced a bill to parliament to make it illegal for trains to go over 30mph because in his opinion it would be impossible to breath at that speed.