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197 points amichail | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.203s | source
1. metalman ◴[] No.41895715[source]
Lifting mass into any planetary or solar orbit is now in the pist mechzilla,chopstick era. 2022 had more in common with the apollo missions,and is no longer relevant.Mass and physical size constraints have changed dramaticaly,and costs are in free fall. What is relevant is ,are the words "solar lense" bieng whispered by Elo (he does not need the "n" as he is now a 3 letter agency all by himself) and its that agency and the lift to orbit capability that could have everyone looking over Elo's shoulder while he fiddles with the knobs and brings an extra solar planet into focus for the first time. All for much less than its costing him to fiddle with the geo political knobs,which he does not seem to enjoy much anyway