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subotai1

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FairAndUnbiased said:
they're basically blowing up massive amounts of capital for little gain with Starship which is massive destruction of value. I guess with the amount of money they're burning and throwing in the trash they'll get... something... operational... eventually. However I think it is possible that CZ-9 will launch a successful, full rated payload before Starship does.

BYD already is highly profitable, has Warren Buffet's backing and is completely vertically integrated from semiconductor to battery to EV. They have a commercial EV program that is already better than Tesla's. Unfortunately BYD doesn't have the lifestyle marketing that Tesla does in consumer vehicles, nor the cult of personality that Musk commands.
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That was the same criticism falcon 9 had and maybe CZ-9 will launch first. Let me know when CZ-9 will be able to launch to the moon or Mars, recover and come back to Earth or even Earth orbit.
 
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panzerfeist1

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subotai1 said:
That was the same criticism falcon 9 had and maybe CZ-9 will launch first. Let me know when CZ-9 will be able to launch to the moon or Mars, recover and come back to Earth or even Earth orbit.
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For christs sake falcon 9 and CZ-9 are different class rockets.
 
TerraN_EmpirE

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BlackWindMnt said:
Sounds more like weapons in space, I thought the scientific community said just coupling a rocket next to a asteroid and slowly use gravity to nudge it off a earth collision course. Like a sort of gravity tow truck.
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Yes and No. yes it’s a weapon if you are an object in deep space moving in a solar orbit. No it’s not a very effective weapon. The probe moves very slowly to reach target. It’s not the type that would be suitable to ASAT missions as though you could hit a target. The planed launch vehicle is a full sized Falcon 9. Making it a very expensive setup.
The main goal is to see it it can deflect a target at an extremely early point in a theoretical track to earth. The tractor idea has also been looked at but it requires a sufficient mass to generate the thrust and pull. That concept would basically require significantly more resources.
 
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