Reusable rockets could turn orbit into military supply chain

a month ago by HieroProtagonist to c/technology

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

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Soulphite 25 points a month ago

Sure, lets jump straight to MILITARY and not.. oh say, I dunno... space exploration? Typical military industrial complex bullshit.

Sick of this fucking timeline.

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Peppycito -4 points a month ago

Dude, you realize the whole 'going to the moon' thing was just a way to convince the public to fund ballistic missile technology? And the whole reason for the shuttle was to steal Russias satellites? One of the biggest use cases for space is war. Space travel won't feed anyone.

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cy888 5 points a month ago

Ballistic missile tech already existed.

It was modified for use in the Mercury program.

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