[midland_trucker]

Perhaps a lot of people wouldn't agree and I admit I'm stirring up debate a bit to see what other people think.

To me it seems if we see orbital success in the next 5 yrs, mass production of starship thereafter and SpaceX sticking to their Earth-to-Earth transport idea - this seems plausible. Airliners developed about as quick, but then again its a far harder environment - it's nice to dream.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqE-ultsWt0

(edit rambling on about the wrong system)

[bobthepanda]

Airliners also developed in the context of a state supported system that used regulated high ticket prices and mail route subsidies to keep the industry alive for any needed pivot to military aircraft. I don’t know that there is the stomach for such a system today.

[justinclift]

Wonder how fast such a system could move cargo between the US and London/EU?

Seems potentially a bunch quicker than current air transport (~12 hours)?