>>1800579Yes he is a youtuber that always talks about the N1 when it comes to the starship. Hes a boomer so hes called the angry boomer here.
> I am always somewhat apprehensive about new platforms, and the real concern here is the inevitable one of scale (a Falcon I blowing up and an HLS blowing up are very different things and you know it)Yes but this isn't oldspace, spacex will launch this platform frequntly and will test it exhaustively. Iterative testing and thorough live testing is so much better that simulation and sign offs. Also no they are not very different things, HLS refers to a flapless upper stage (pic related) but I assume you are talking about superheavy and superheavy is only a big risk on ascent which really isn't where the challenge is for spacex, upon landing the superheavy will have very little fuel and won't really be a huge risk.
>as long as space exploration is defined by the governments and billionaires of the worldAviation started the same way, so did every technology. You are retarded if you think it means anything.
>standing.I want to see this succeed, but I don't understand the cultish "DON'T YOU DARE FUCKING DISPLAY ANY SORT OF HESITATION"
Because the hesitation is coming from ignorant people like you who are worried about things that aren't an issue. Had you stated some realistic concerns I wouldn't have jumped on your comment. In other words lurk moar.
>that CEOs funding engineers in a way that governments should have for decades now are personal celebrity geniuses comparable to a modern Brunel.Elon is the lead engineer, he is in the weeds with the design and he works insane hours for this goal. SpaceX basically saved the US space program from becoming defunct and that makes people supportive. On top of that spacex is laser focused on a mars colony which people have only dreamed about, also since its a private entity it cannot be stopped by the petty whims of the politicians.
