Great sounds like something that should be built. Sounds like a job for a country Japan, South Korea, or China that's willing to execute a project over the long-term.
by ungreased0675
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Casually mentioning space travel along with passenger service makes me think this isn’t a serious project.
by m463
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(did anyone else think of speed racer?)
by Detrytus
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Building supersonic passenger planes was never a technical problem (see Concorde), the problem is: they are too expensive to operate to be profitable. I bet this thing will never see any commercial use.
by steve1977
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Now the question is whether there will be a significant number of people willing to travel to the US in 20 years.
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