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Re:XB-1 First Supersonic Flight [video] by timeon on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @03:23PM (#42857484)
> Concorde was a large program backed by two governments and designed and built by nationalized aerospace companies. This is a strictly private affair, so no tax dollars behind it, just private funds.

Why is this interesting?

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Re:XB-1 First Supersonic Flight [video] by henvic on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @10:42PM (#42861263)
Because once things are paid by consumers things get better, more responsible, efficient, and so on, compared to free money granted by states to a few at the cost of many?
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