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Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies (www.theverge.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

That's what Starship is for. A giant, cheap, stainless steel space truck built by blue collar welders that will vomit out hundreds of them before returning to Earth intact to pick up some more.

The whole Mars thing is just for PR. He has a different use for it. That thing ain't ever making it to Mars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

your belief in the myths apparently helps you to ignore the reality

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You have yet to actually provide any counter points other than plugging your ears and saying "Nu uh!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

the numbers are public, apparently none of you care to observe their reality

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Apparently you don't know how to have a conversation... Doing a quick search it seems like Starlink is around the break even point for operating costs and revenue, so if you'd like to provide sources to refute that, that'd be great.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What makes you think Starship isn't going to Mars?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Cryo boiloff for long duration missions hasn't been solved, for one. Have you seen how much it vents just sitting on the pad?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough. Starship is still in its infancy though so I wouldn't completely give up hope yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be proven wrong and see it succeed, but it takes a LOT more than welding together a steel soda can with engines to get there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I get your point, but isn't that essentially what any rocket is? Lol