Message from @ManAnimal
Discord ID: 599081157736398863
Hate to pull it.. Obama? Bush 2? Clinton? Bush 1?
profitable definitely
launching sattellites and visiting? sure. but staying there?
Just a matter of make it so.
>housing
>mining
>prospect of making your own colony and turn a corporation into an actual legal self governing sovereign power
imagine a planet owned solely by disney where they control EVERYTHING
But I absolutely don't recall any "moon in four years" from prior admins.
But truthfully, companies like SpaceX have only been integrators not so much innovators
Skylon if it works would be an innovation
Integration is a step to innovation.
It just works.
but what SpaceX is doing is taking 30 yrs of aerospace work in the industry and integrating it
Yeah, which is absolutely needed.
this is true
That's how efficiency is gained - revision.
The real question is pace of iteration.
But it highlights the uncertainty of whether or not we can make it profitable outside of novelty visits
Efficient enough and I'd think so.
well, the iteration was done with MANY aerospace companies going bankrupt and each moving the ball forward inch by inch
Also, for on lookers, profitability isn't just capital in the form of direct RoI.
personally though, i think much of the new focus comes from 'peer pressure' felt by countries like China and India
the US doesn't want to fall behind
Which is why my argument of why being "hope" is valid in my estimate.
oh no doubt, i agree with you there
We shouldn't have rested on our laurels for so long.
it's just that such 'hope' is usually more abundant with those that haven't heard Bush Senior, Clinton, GWB and Obama make the same empty promises
Again, hate to pull it.. but I don't recall them doing so.
lol. of course you don't.
you hadn't been hatched yet
Recall, I'm in my early 30s.
I was paying attention in Obama, GWB and the end of Clinton's time.
So you seriously don;t remember?
Its almost like you should take a career politician's word with a grain of salt.
As said, I don't remember the latter two aiming at moonshot.
Brb. will get video
I just saw a hard-left friend of mine say "Twitter is run by actual fascists" and my almonds are on fucking fire
@ManAnimal Standin' by. Much obliged