[Spaceships] getting into orbit without superscience?

[ericbsmith]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

Sure, but the difference there isn't the nature of tramp freight, it's the general corporatization of the global economy.

And on any planet with an industrial base large enough to support regular rocket launches or beanstalks would you say that corporatization and/or government control of the shipping industry is likely to happen?

And on a planet that can't support regular rocket launches don't you think that the it's difficult for small ships to be able to land then take off from?

Unless, of course, you have superscience that makes taking off from those planets easier.