That is one way to top Elon Musk :-)
I disagree. SpaceX doesn't need to play at Space Tourism. Musk is working on species defining technology and capabilities while his 'competitors' play with space Tourism.
Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July
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Re: Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July
#52An Elon / Jeff space willy-waving contest about who gets to be Space Bro Alpha seems like a net win for humanity
Not sure if you’re being sarcastic, but surely taxpayers subsidizing billionaires’ rocket testing and allowing the gains to be privatized is a net loss for society, no?
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#53An Elon / Jeff space willy-waving contest about who gets to be Space Bro Alpha seems like a net win for humanity
Not sure if you’re being sarcastic, but surely taxpayers subsidizing billionaires’ rocket testing and allowing the gains to be privatized is a net loss for society, no?
Can you be specific on the subsidizing? Loaded comments without backed sources are intellectually lazy.
Re: Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July
#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is that the new/modern definition of oligarch, or how oligarch is used in US? I dont see how Jeff or Elon are oligarchs in the sense of russian oligarchs.
What's the difference between an American oligarch and a Russian oligarch? Aside from the nationality.
Level of control over governmental functions?
Re: Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is that the new/modern definition of oligarch, or how oligarch is used in US? I dont see how Jeff or Elon are oligarchs in the sense of russian oligarchs.
What's the difference between an American oligarch and a Russian oligarch? Aside from the nationality.
Oligarch tend to need outsized control over the government in addition to billions of dollars. I don't know if Elon and Jeff have that yet.
Re: Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July
#56An Elon / Jeff space willy-waving contest about who gets to be Space Bro Alpha seems like a net win for humanity
Not sure if you’re being sarcastic, but surely taxpayers subsidizing billionaires’ rocket testing and allowing the gains to be privatized is a net loss for society, no?
No.
There's no guarantee that taxpayers money would be used for a better endeavor if it was used otherwise.
And the very definition of better endeavor is pretty shaky in any case.
So one can debate on whether optimal resource allocation is done by the government or private individuals, but it is not 'surely' better to have the government allocate the resources.
Re: Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July
#57I suspect this may be why he stepped down as CEO of Amazon. The corporate risk is huge for the the CEO of Amazon to fly on something that risky, and the board may have insisted he step down before doing it.
Re: Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is that the new/modern definition of oligarch, or how oligarch is used in US? I dont see how Jeff or Elon are oligarchs in the sense of russian oligarchs.
What's the difference between an American oligarch and a Russian oligarch? Aside from the nationality.
One creates businesses that have scale in a quasi open market while the other privatized formerly state run businesses and keeps their position by further supporting the head of the nation in all matters.
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How many emissions and pollutants came from refining the hydrogen and oxygen though?
Is it done with electricity? In that case it would be whatever the grip offers and probably the 'd pay the premium for renewables to keep their image.
According to wikipedia, 95% is hydrogen is made from fossil fuels.
Re: Jeff Bezos will fly on the first passenger spaceflight of Blue Origin in July
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How many emissions and pollutants came from refining the hydrogen and oxygen though?
Is it done with electricity? In that case it would be whatever the grip offers and probably the 'd pay the premium for renewables to keep their image.
No, hydrogen at an industrial scale is produced chemically from petroleum. The two steps are "shift reaction" and "steam reforming."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-gas_shift_reaction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_reforming
The days of hydrogen being an efficient storage medium for solar or nuclear energy through electrolysis are far in the future.