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fookerlast Wednesday at 1:05 AM1 replyview on HN

I think we’ll eventually have some technology to make this realistic.

Supersonic flights powered by jet/rocket engines might not be it for all we know. IMO we are still pretty early in the history of aviation as a technology.


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dotancohenlast Wednesday at 1:18 AM

If you are already mentioning rocket propulsion, then you should know that Gwen Shotwell foresees Starship flying E2E (point to point on Earth) flights with paying passengers, competing with airlines. One hour to anywhere on the planet.

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