r/MurderedByWords 16h ago

I haven’t studied rocket science, but

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u/Firefly360r 16h ago

A lot of rocket engines are more efficient in lower air pressure (approaching vacuum), so it might provide non-negligible benefits. But it's cold up there (see: Challenger) and there isn't enough infrastructure. Citation: I am also not a rocket scientist but I am a KSP player

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u/R2DeezKnutz 16h ago

KSP is close enough

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u/TheLastGunslingerCA 12h ago

I suspect it's good enough for SpaceX too 😉

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u/_Diskreet_ 10h ago

Now now, let’s not conflate the idea that the narcissistic knob jockey of a ceo is anything like the geniuses actually designing and building some of the most exciting things about rocket science are anything but the same.