General / Off-Topic Free Elon, honour him in game, rethread (avoid politics to avoid the Yaffle effect, IE thread Closed)

[Bunkerkind Anni]

As opposed to a similar mass test payload of metal and concrete? what would be the ethical difference then, either way it had to be a test mass.

and a car to the asteroid belt is still more reasonable then a disco ball in low earth orbit

 

[Shinji Ikari]

and a car to the asteroid belt is still more reasonable then a disco ball in low earth orbit

The thing is, nobody praises the disco ball.

 

[Deleted member 110222]

As opposed to a similar mass test payload of metal and concrete? what would be the ethical difference then, either way it had to be a test mass.

Are there any materials that would degrade in a vacuum? If so, you have your answer.

 

[Ian Skippy]

and a car to the asteroid belt is still more reasonable then a disco ball in low earth orbit

Or disco balls in general.

Are there any materials that would degrade in a vacuum? If so, you have your answer.

Eventually.