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Comment by atwrk | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]atwrk · 2026-11-15 Sun 09:50 UTC · link
In 1970 other countries already had state-owned 130+ mph train networks (Germany, for example). Again, the idea that those things can only be done right through private companies is ideology, not fact-based.

Not intending to derail (hah) the thread, but with trains there just are more examples to look for vs. rockets, while still being broadly comparable. In about 6-7 years we can look to China for a comparable, public project with Long March 9 and 9b.