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On the lasting importance of the SpaceX accomplishment.
On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 12:56:52 AM UTC-7, bob haller wrote:
On Jun 4, 5:09*pm, Jochem Huhmann wrote: Jeff Findley writes: But it's interesting to note that the Soviets solved the same problem in a different manner. *They just scaled up their boosters instead of focusing on cutting weight and creating higher performance engines. *In the long run, they're still flying their, relatively cheaper, launch vehicles while the US keeps iterating without reducing launch costs much. The Soviets had a totally different economic system. If the US had scaled up and fondled the good old Atlas, it could have become a good, cheap, reliable rocket, but who would have had earned much profits with *that*? * * * * Jochem SPACE X may have effcts far beynd space its a awesome example of what privatising can lead too. saved boatloads of money Now imagine space X redo of the postal service...... everyone is getting a free computer with printer, or use the one you already own. using a nationwide free crippled WI FI system all postal service junk mail and lots of insignificant mail comes by computer.... print coupons if you want..... meanwhile the remaing postal service gets downsized dramatically going to monday, wednesday, and friday delivery. to serve things that must go physicaly....... a win win for everyone,slashes costs once the free mini computers are paid for But is that a win? The idea on the Postal Service, I mean. For the common man there may no benefit from improvement in efficiency but rather a further concentration of wealth in the very top percent of the population. Even if the pie gets larger, if it all goes to the topside, the trickle down may simply be more guard jobs and jails. More likely the result will be more homelessness and shorter life spans for the masses. Trig |
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