This has been addressed and debunked by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Mason
My apologies for not including the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4KR4-TN-Yo
He raises excellent points imo.
My apologies for not including the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4KR4-TN-Yo
He raises excellent points imo.
I think noise/safety are the real show stoppers. You can get the noise down by moving it further away from civilization, but I think the distance required would simply be too far. I also don't think a rocket will ever approximate the safety of a plane with current tech. If it was 10x more dangerous than a heavy aircraft (which is highly optimistic) would anyone go?
I think SpaceX can make it work, can make it affordable to some degree, but making it a practical form of travel is ... yeah, no.
I have no problem with them trying though. Their money.
His "debunking" of Goodenough's battery shows that he doesn't understand the difference in the way energy is stored in carbohydrates vs batteries.
If that's so then I find his videos intentionally misleading and remain skeptical.
Edit: added newline.