poVoq@slrpnk.netM to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 days agoCargo airships are happeningwww.elidourado.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down13cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-27 days 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-up5arrow-down4·7 days agoThey didn’t fail due to technical problems. At least try to do proper research next time.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoRunning out of money is a fundamental problem.
minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-27 days 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.
Running out of money is a fundamental problem.
They ran out of money. After realising that their original idea wasnt really that realistic and building a cargo airship is really really hard.