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[โ€“] dmention7@midwest.social 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think the really visionary point is that the crew goes inside the engine.

All these fucking nerd engineers have been putting the crew outside the engine for decades, to the point that some even put the crew on the opposite end of the rocket!

[โ€“] Axeman666@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Well duh, how else do you keep the crew warm in space? It's not like you have heat pumps or furnaces.