poVoq@slrpnk.netM to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.netEnglish · 15 days agoCargo airships are happeningwww.elidourado.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down13
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minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-215 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-down4·15 days agoThey didn’t fail due to technical problems. At least try to do proper research next time.
minus-squaretoothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-215 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.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days 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.