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Re:Why is Venus hell and Earth an Eden? by onlyrealcuzzo on Monday September 22, 2025 @10:50AM (#45334266)
> By launching your rocket from the ballon city and returning to orbit. (I'm struggling to see the novel problem.)

Literally how flying planes off Aircraft Carriers works.

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Re:Why is Venus hell and Earth an Eden? by psunavy03 on Monday September 22, 2025 @11:06AM (#45334499)
Speaking as a former naval aviator, we haven't cracked the whole "cats and traps with an SSTO" bit yet.
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