https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3255351/nasas-dream-comes-true-china-plans-build-giant-rail-gun-launch-hypersonic-planes-space

  • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    NASA is banned from working with China, so it would be genuinely hilarious if they were the only group stuck paying $3k per kg.

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      10 months ago

      I’m not sure what’s funnier. If China open sources the technology and NASA would have no choice but to switch to it, or they keep it proprietary and force the US to use spacex

      • Egon
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        4 months ago

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        • AbbysMuscles [she/her]
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          9 months ago

          And retroactively blames those shifty [slurs] for stealing American tech that previously was just a series of doodles on a napkin

        • CloutAtlas [he/him]
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          9 months ago

          Elon tries to build a space trebuchet to compete, the release mechanism gets a bug and slams a $50,000,000 rocket directly into the ground. Blames China and Chelsea Manning.

      • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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        9 months ago

        I think the funniest outcome would be Elon being forced to try to build a space gun to try to compete.

        • D61 [any]
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          9 months ago

          During fundraising events he shows videos of the prototype in action.

          The video... (invidious front end for youtube used)