It was economically unviable and by now, woefully technologically outdated.
As a climate-conscious person, the concorde can stay exactly where it is and never move again thank you. That thing burned several times as much kerosene as a standard plane for the same journey with less cargo space, etc
Given the US diet and healthcare system, I’d say many are definitely 6ft under
Why do you need to specify it?
Cause the alternative is that otherwise it may rot or some volunteer picks it up… Not sure it’s better.
Reads like you have aphantasia
Also see: SSDs, HDDs, GPUs and CPUs
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Throwing shit in space burns heaps more CO2 than building it on the ground ya know, this destroys the environment more than if they were building it down here
That’s a lot of ifs.
And for what it’s worth, the concorde had afterburner-free cruising. It needed them for takeoff only.
And keep in mind that fuel prices are much higher now than in the 90-00s.