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Comment Somewhat wasteful. (Score 1) 44

The pun is not intended, as the return trip for these craft is hauling away trash.

But it seems that these pods don't have any ceramic coating, so they completely disintegrate on reentry. That's a lot of precious metals and computing equipment to just throw away every time you fly up. Last I heard, there was a lot of pressure on precious metals mining, most of which is in China, who already are tightening the screws on pricing for foreigners.

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