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>>12743722
Unpopular spaceflight opinions
>I really enjoyed “The Martian” both book and movie. I liked how the book was technical and I like how the movie was light hearted and not a downer. I know it’s kinda goofy but it has an inspiring feeling to it and great visuals. Also it got me into David Bowie.
>I think the ISS is a good thing because it gave us SpaceX. Without the ISS, SpaceX wouldn’t exist. Maybe that timeline would be better, but I’m happy with ours right now.
>There’s nothing wrong with the SLS aside from the fact that it’s flying in the 2020s and not the 1990s. If it flew at least a decade ago it would’ve been a good rocket.
>Perseverance is great but $2.5 Billion for a single Mars rover would be better spend going to half a dozen smaller landers for the poles, Valles Marinaris, maybe even Phobos
>Falcon 9 looked better when it was all white with scorch marks after reuse
>The current Starship/BFR/ITS design is the best because its the one that’s actually had flight time.