Rocket Engineering Debate
The cluster centers on debates about the necessity, complexity, and engineering challenges of building and launching rockets, with frequent references to SpaceX achievements and rebuttals to claims that rockets are unnecessary or easy.
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Is this rocket really necessary?
Because reusable rockets are not enough to impress this guy
As a rocket scientist I assure you it's been tried
Big rockets. Or something like that.
I'm not sure what you mean, but you're not building and launching rockets afaict.
Aren't they just rockets at some point?
Check out who makes your rocket engines.
You don't need to launch rockets
You don't need these unreproducible parts for a rocket
Engineering is not kind to large rockets