Comment Re:Some potential, but hardly for a genuine leap (Score 2) 282
Leaving aside how ridiculous your argument is, I'll poke some holes in your math instead. To paraphrase XKCD, space is not high, space is fast. LEO is 7.8 km/s. Accelerating 118 tonnes to 7.8 km/s takes 3590 GJ, significantly more than the 232 GJ you mention.