Message from @Laucivol
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>orange man discovers immortality
>people kill themselves in protest
there is no space force. It's simple like AFRICOM or EUCOM etc. simple DOD reorg, like JTAC was with nukes
**contributing
Used to be each branch of the military had charge of their own tactics and deployment of nukes. this resulted in overlap and inefficiency
It's the thought that counts @ManAnimal honestly.
then they consolidated everything nuclear under JTAC
Basically *talking* about Space Force brings it to the public consciousness
whether its up now or not, it will be needed. private companies would get aggressive with each other and start colonizing moons and planets theyre not authorized too.
instead of xenos the first enemies engaged by the space force would definitely be private companies and their private security acting like their own governments
you don't think it is already in the public consciousness?
I think most in the public are just tired of the same old promises
Underscoring it is important.
Moon in 4 yrs... for the last 40 yrs we have heard every President say this
Not that I recall
i dont think so
its private companies that want to go into space
Probably for the better tbh
Still debatable as to whether or not BEING in space can be profitable
Hate to pull it.. Obama? Bush 2? Clinton? Bush 1?
profitable definitely
launching sattellites and visiting? sure. but staying there?
>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.
this is true especially for the Normies who will tip the balance
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.