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 Re: Apart from EVs, rockets, and solar panels... Posted on: Fri May 25, 2012 2:35 pmJamesHughes wrote: All your replies rely on SpaceX being able to do airliners MUCH cheaper. Which I took in to account, by saying they could perhaps do it in half the cost, or even less. Unfortunately, that's still a colossal amount of $. And I doubt they could do that - after all, they still need to conform to the same regulations, which is where a lot of the cost arises. If they could, they would. |
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Re: Apart from EVs, rockets, and solar panels... Posted on: Sun May 27, 2012 9:49 pm IrquiM wrote: JamesHughes wrote: All your replies rely on SpaceX being able to do airliners MUCH cheaper. Which I took in to account, by saying they could perhaps do it in half the cost, or even less. Unfortunately, that's still a colossal amount of $. And I doubt they could do that - after all, they still need to conform to the same regulations, which is where a lot of the cost arises. If they could, they would. I think what's missing in the discussion is the will. SpaceX success is because Elon Musk had a dream, and that dream was shared by many other people. It's not because he thought he could lower the cost of spaceflight - that is just the how. It's the why which is important. The why, for Elon Musk, and many others, is a dream of humanity populating outer space. That's why he did it - and for only that reason. People will work for a reason, but they will dedicate their life, for a dream. _________________ “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” -Anonymous |
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Re: Apart from EVs, rockets, and solar panels... Posted on: Wed May 30, 2012 1:04 pm For once, I agree with you. However, my comment was more related to the impression that Elon Musk is able to make everything a lot cheaper than it currently is.
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