poVoq@slrpnk.netM to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 months agoCargo airships are happeningwww.elidourado.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down13
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minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-27 months agoalso, see CargoLifter for a similar project around the year 2000 which raised crazy amounts of money and then failed completely because of fundamental problems.
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·7 months agoThey didn’t fail due to technical problems. At least try to do proper research next time.
minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-27 months agoThey ran out of money. After realising that their original idea wasnt really that realistic and building a cargo airship is really really hard.
also, see CargoLifter for a similar project around the year 2000 which raised crazy amounts of money and then failed completely because of fundamental problems.
They didn’t fail due to technical problems. At least try to do proper research next time.
They ran out of money. After realising that their original idea wasnt really that realistic and building a cargo airship is really really hard.
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