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[-] Hugin@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

It looks whole lot like a rocket. It's almost like there is a shape that works well for the job.

[-] vzq@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

I’m getting Ariane 5 tbh.

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Two machines designed to do the same job in the same environment look similar? Nah, that doesn't track.

[-] Dequei@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago

That's because the stock image Wired used is of a Long March 5, not Long March 9.

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago

From what I can find the March 9 is just about twice as long, proportionally, looking nearly the same otherwise. It does not look anything like this thing.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I believe that render is outdated. The Long March 9 has undergone a quite a few redesigns over the years.

The original ARS Technica article this Wired article was based on includes a more recent mockup of Long March 9:

[-] Fermion@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago
[-] orl0pl@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Landsharkgun@midwest.social -1 points 2 weeks ago
this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2024
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