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War criminal subtly roasts Bory Truno (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spaceflightmemes@sh.itjust.works
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Berger's law holds once again.

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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Here's a depressing article he wrote at the end of 2021:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/2022-could-be-a-huge-year-for-big-rocket-debuts-or-maybe-not/

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oof. Of all the Rockets he mentioned, only SLS ended up launching in 2022. Starship launched two test flights in 2023, but hasn't achieved orbital velocity yet. Vulcan, Ariane 6, and New Glenn have all slipped to 2024 now.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Apart from SLS, none made orbit, but SLS had a (over a) decade headstart. It's a bit unfair to group them together.

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also, SLS is a white elephant with no future.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Eh, it has a future for the next few Artemis missions. Not sure it will be used for anything else though.

[–] davoloid@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Savagery. But fair.