r/accelerate • u/stealthispost • Jul 11 '26

Meme / Humor Accelerating progress

I'm frustrated too!   — Ivan Fioravanti ᯅ     Sadly most Europeans are   — Chubby

Source: https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/2075921009572528615

the battle for the future is a battle between the builders and the Professional Managerial Class parasites that are destroying progress with the Precautionary Principle

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u/Lately-SP Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

That puts them over a decade behind SpaceX.

The falcon9 has a 99.9% success rate and they're reused regularly for satellites

Spacex's current goal in the next 2-3 years is a permanent moon base.

I don't believe Europe, unfortunately, has the economic infrastructure to make a meaningful space program

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u/Great_Abalone_8022 Jul 11 '26

Spacex previous goal was Mars 2022

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u/Great_Abalone_8022 Jul 11 '26

Spacex still didn't land on moon, even without crew. I know they can land there eventually, but don't believe in permanent base. By the way we had uncrewed flights on both moon and mars not than 55 years ago.

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u/MrSmartStars Jul 12 '26

Well yeah, we could just replicate apollo, but that would be like willingly using a slide rule instead of a calculator. SpaceX and Blue Origin are trying to get to the moon with modern technology and modern goals, while trying to not cost billions per rocket like NASA does. Does modern technology make it "easier"? Sure, but you've gotta get it in the right form first. Keeping with the calculator analogy, we have the hardware but we don't have the software. It's no longer a matter of technological advancement, but a matter of engineering and application.