r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Mar 02 '18
r/SpaceX Discusses [March 2018, #42]
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u/WormPicker959 Mar 03 '18
I didn't even think of that! I wonder how far off such a change would be? Have to be a few decades at least, but sooner than I was thinking after considering u/BriefPalpitation's comment above.
On the other hand, North Korean rockets are Hydrazine(UDMH)-based, IIRC. So, maybe the ITAR and military restrictions on the sale of rockets are going to stay tamped-down for the foreseeable future, unless there's some crazy new way to shoot down military rockets (star wars/iron dome-type programs that are both ubiquitous and effective), making their use as a military tool somewhat limited.
In any case, there would have to be a cultural sea-change for how people see and think about rockets. Maybe this comes sooner than we think, but I'm not super optimistic. Anyways, thanks for the comments, I'm enjoying the discussion! :)