Zarnicovia nova wrote:Yeah well it's only a matter of time until it's cheaper. Also due to regulation it's quite a bit more expansive. It kills the natural envirorment. Also the otehr thing which I don't remeber barelye exists on earth and it's extremely expansive to mine and is required to make computers to work making them extremely needed and useful and the envirormental impact is one of highest of any resource on earth. It would take those missles a few days to reach earth, giving an enemy who can dect them plenty of time to counter-attack before they land. Yeah he's not the only one but he is the main one. The Chinese are.
Well then what can you propose that will be a solution? Launching the cargo via magnetic cannon? Well, I’d love to see you control it’s orbital maneuvers and atmospheric re-entry without essentially defeating the purpose of a low-cost moon-earth transport.
You’re talking about Helium-3 which required thermonuclear reactors to be effectively used and here I will agree with you: it does kick ass.
These missiles are a counter-launch weaponry and make for a perfect MAD weapon. If the enemy launches at you he knows that no matter how developed his defenses are his cities will still be hit which is a prime necessity for the MAD to work.
No, he’s not the main one. His success is largely due to being backed by the Pentagon and NASA, with a lot of his personal investments being brought into the matter. Finally, he specializes in commercial orbital launches. Actually us (Russia) and the Chinese launched a lot more actually scientific satellites than Musk, although feel free to correct me if I’m wrong
