Ten minutes after liftoff, SpaceX cut its own live feed on the Starfall demonstration flight. No orbit confirmation, no payload description, no further commentary. It was the kind of silence usually reserved for national security launches, and it was enough
  • dzsimbo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Not if we have gay space-communism and anyone and their mother can use the skytrain (my colloquial name for a space elevator).

      • dzsimbo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Love ‘em! I think one of Banks’ Culture books even has a river running through one. I really believe it’s more a matter of when and not if. We probably won’t see one, unless longevity treatments become a thing.

        • GreyEyedGhost@piefed.caEnglish
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          1 day ago

          Not Banks Orbitals, which are amazing and a fair way into the future, but orbital rings. They’re another launch system like space elevators, but have some advantages and drawbacks.