poVoq@slrpnk.netM to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years agoCargo airships are happeningwww.elidourado.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down13
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minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 years 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-down4·2 years agoThey didn’t fail due to technical problems. At least try to do proper research next time.
minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-22 years agoThey ran out of money. After realising that their original idea wasnt really that realistic and building a cargo airship is really really hard.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoRunning out of money is a fundamental problem.
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.
Running out of money is a fundamental problem.