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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 8 hours ago

Remember to turn off your lights when you're not using them to save the environment!

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

but the prototype suffered significant damage.

More like "was blown to pieces and whatever remained burned in fire"

In the long term, SpaceX plans to send 1,000–2,000 ships to Mars every two years

For comparison, ever since Gagarin flight in 1961, there was 398 crewed launches into space.

[–] Ragnor@feddit.dk 6 points 1 day ago

That is 6.2 per year on average.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 3 points 1 day ago

Right, I make that (using the lowest figure) over 40 launches per month, every month for the 2 years. Anyone who thinks that is plausible is a tad optimistic.

SPACE TOURISM

[–] mehdi_benadel@lemmy.balamb.fr 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Physics has had enough of those nazis

[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Physics has had enough of those nazis

Or sabotage by a brave anti-fascist SpaceX employee.

[–] mehdi_benadel@lemmy.balamb.fr 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] arsCynic@beehaw.org 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Shhh not that loud 🤫

Don't worry, Muskuitos only hear their own voices and smell their own farts.

[–] B0rax@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago

Well. Building spaceships is not easy.