We live at the bottom of a gravity well, and the rocket equation punishes every kilogram we try to lift out of it. Mass […]
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Cheaper launch has moved the spacecraft bottleneck. Mass is out, surface area is in.
Written by Trevor Smith Friday, 14 August 2026 12:00-
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In the beginning, mass constrained spaceflight.