>And none of this addresses the fact that you are optimizing the fck out of one of the least expensive components of launch cost by introducing all sorts of unnecessary complexity.
As I understand it, construction of the rocket is the most expensive part of a launch system. The point of skylon is to create a reusable single stage to orbit space plane. Shouldn't skylon's reusability make it "optimize the fck" out of one of the most expensive components?
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>And none of this addresses the fact that you are optimizing the fck out of one of the least expensive components of launch cost by introducing all sorts of unnecessary complexity.
As I understand it, construction of the rocket is the most expensive part of a launch system. The point of skylon is to create a reusable single stage to orbit space plane. Shouldn't skylon's reusability make it "optimize the fck" out of one of the most expensive components?