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oceanplexian | on: SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
If you don’t get it, nothing anyone says is going to convince you otherwise.

The people who “had an interest” in pursuing the unknown built the entire modern world that you exist in, since so many things have some connection back to the space program, including ironically the very device you’re using to express your opinion. So it’s probably worth paying them a little respect.

shoobiedoo | parent | next
> since so many things have some connection back to the space program, including ironically the very device you’re using to express your opinion.

Well there you go. I did not know that. And yet, instead of saying, "The space program is useful because of X and Y, it's pretty cool actually, I recommend book Z about it.", I get replies that I am a lost cause who doesn't respect scientists.

Unreal. I could have a more balanced conversation with a Muslim imam about religious beliefs.

origini | parent
So we did the moon landing btw.

Shouldn't you be able to articulate a proper answer without any issues?

Is it an engineering feat? Yes.

But i would bet James Webb Telescope and Moon landing were a lot bigger?!

hparadiz | root | parent
A single one of these Starship's payloads can deliver a telescope approximately 20-25x larger than the James Webb Telescope.
origini | root | parent
Okaaayyy? We still were able to send James Webb up without a Starship?

Soooo?!

Its cheaper okay, we can send up bigger things good but the comment stated

"So it’s probably worth paying them a little respect."

It sounds like i get down to my knee for Space-X and i still don't get it

dingaling | root | parent | next
With Starship, it will cost about $70-90 to put 1kg of payload into orbit.

That will open vast new opportunities for space-based researh and services.

For example a university that has to pay at least $50k to launch a research cubesat today will be able to do it for about $2k.

hparadiz | root | parent
This is the most powerful rocket ever constructed. It has the largest possible payload. The James Webb is tiny compared to what is possible. No other rocket can do that. End of. Please stop. You are embarrassing yourself.
origini | root | parent
Ah I see a fanboy.

Okay I get it, discussion useless.

Just to be clear: James Webb was build and designed with nanometer aligned optical system, has to be cooled down while being at L2, can't be serviced and repaired and it was only enough money there to build it once and took 5 years of building and 25 years of planning.

A rocket is an engineering joke inc omparision.

CrimsonRain | root | parent
That's why a car salesman could build it with fraction of cost while nasa sucking on thumb and spending 100x more money to launch anything. Cool
origini | root | parent
It is an achievement, i'm not disagreeing with it.

I'm disagreeing with the level of it.

I'm also disappointed that we celebrate this and ignore that the richest man on the planet is also involved in reducing usability of starlink in a real war were real humans are dying. And his involvment in USAID, DOGE and co.

CrimsonRain | root | parent
Starshield is govt controlled.

Starlink is not allowed for offensive usage.

So take your complaint to govt. Also, nobody is stopping you from using starlink-alternatives.com . In fact, since you hate him, that's what you should do.

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