This has got to be a joke. π
They think they are going to do this for $60 million. That's adorable.
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Iβm 93% sure that illustration is just AI slop. The site itself seems to be sensationalizing mundane technology developments, probably using AI written slop.
The space carrier concept isnβt too difficult and itβs been discussed before. It would be a crewless, unpressurized vehicle that could deploy satellites on command. $60 million is probably too optimistic but maybe in the ballpark at least.
The need for it is completely questionable and the militarization of space pisses me off though
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Central to this initiative is the development of an orbital aircraft carrier by the forward-thinking startup Gravitics.
Forward thinking, delusion, same thing.
Here's Gravitics' announcement, which is grounded compared to whatever this post's slop is about. It looks a lot more like a payload fairing with solar panels that can hold payloads inside for longer and deploy them at specific times. I guess it also helps protect from heat cycling and other stuff over a version that doesn't envelop the individual sats, like the core of a traditional rideshare mission would
Not so much a carrier as a dispenser (kinda like starships people dispenser design), I was hoping for something like an orbital gantry that allows multiple launches to dock to it