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Old June 13th 18, 12:00 AM posted to rec.arts.sf.science,sci.astro,sci.physics,sci.space.policy
Jeff Findley[_6_]
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Default Towards routine, reusable space launch.

In article , droleary@
2017usenet1.subsume.com says...

For your reference, records indicate that
Jeff Findley wrote:

Sure, sure, Star Trek style transporters with infinite range. I'll get
right on that.


No, you won?t. But you apparently *will* use it as a straw man to avoid
actually addressing the likelihood that new technologies developed in
the future will change the economies of space launches. Hell, that?s
essentially what SpaceX is demonstrating today.


Bull****. SpaceX is not demonstrating any new technologies. They've
combined existing technologies in novel ways to solve the problems
involved in building Merlin engines and Falcon launch vehicles. There
is zero new tech in them. If you believe differently, name a new
technology they're using in their engines, launch vehicles, Dragon, and
etc.

The fact is that any other engine manufacturer, launch vehicle provider,
and spacecraft manufacturer could have done the same things. In fact,
Blue Origin *is* doing much the same with New Glenn.

Jeff
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