  It's physically impossible
  It's technically impossible
  It won't be profitable          <= You are here
  It's bad for the environment
  It needs to be nationalized

This is just a joke, obviously, but the debate over on ArsTechnica about Falcon 9 going away is all about how it needs to be nationalized.

▲ fulafel 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Did anyone at and point say it's technically impossible? There's been computers in space since the 60s after all.

It's just far out research experiment like another commented quoted from the text: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49834746

	▲	GMoromisato 7 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You need to hang out at ArsTechnica more. But even in this comment stream there are tons of people saying the cooling problem is insurmountable.
	▲	folocitoan an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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▲ zactato 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think one of the reasons for putting these in space is to move them beyond the borders of any national control.

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GMoromisato 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You can't launch from the US without the federal government giving you permission. And SpaceX does not have (nor are they planning) any launch pads outside the US. [And because of ITAR, I'm not even sure they'd be allowed to build one.]

However, I do think avoiding local control (state/city permits) is a reason for this.

	▲	m4rtink 10 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Rocket Lab has launch pads in New Zealand.
	▲	ChickeNES 10 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> (nor are they planning) Not true

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edot 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Surely if this were the reason, you'd just put it in international waters?

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tumdum_ 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What does it matter where physically computers are located? If the owners can be imprisoned in US, the will cooperate with US government.

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echoangle 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

As long as the company has a HQ and owners that care about their quality of life, they don’t really gain any extra safety by moving their hardware to space compared to keeping it where they are based.

▲ folocitoan 22 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

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