“We’ve done the analysis, reusable rockets aren’t economic.”
SpaceX makes reusable rockets economic.
“We’ve done the analysis satellite internet isn’t economic. The antenna alone is tens of thousands of dollars. The cost to manage a constellation that size, the radiation, the space hardened solar cost…”
Satellite internet appears to be a very good business with antennas in the $100 range.
“We’ve done the analysis, orbital data centers aren’t economic. The radiators, launch costs, the radiation, the solar…”
You are here.
@joeroganhq US Weapons Manufacturers have gotten far...far...far more of what Macron classifies as 'subsidy', since the start of the Ukraine war, than all of Musks companies have combined, in their entire history.
@Gingerjaggoff@joeroganhq Hey @Grok how much subsidy and other financial assistance, at the taxpayers expense, does the Oil and Gas industry get in the US
@Gingerjaggoff@joeroganhq Yes, I know, we subsidize them to the tune of tens of billions every year, so that every time oil prices on the other side of the world rise, they fulfill their fiduciary obligation of taking advantage of that on home soil.
Yeah, and everything we'll ever need is just floating around in space, without ever having to gut our planet, or another. Btw, I mention space, because it'll take less time to invent the technology to harvest resources from asteroids, than it will to get Congress to do anything to mining/refining/industry regulation.
@Jabaluck The idea that we might actually be entering a period of human history where being a pack mule for someone else's shit 8+ hours a day, 5+days a week for 40 years of your life is not longer a necessity for survival, should excite the hell out of people.