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alilbleedingisnormal t1_iu79si8 wrote
Reply to comment by TheMisterTango in why Elon musk is A true Edison of our time ? by zaham_ijjan
Huh! I had heard he bought SpaceX. I still see no reason to fly rich people into space and not leave them there.
TheMisterTango t1_iu7abb3 wrote
SpaceX isn’t flying rich people to space, SpaceX has flown something like 20 astronauts to the space station, while doing it for cheaper than nasa could have ever dreamed of doing itself. Plus all of the various other customers that SpaceX has.
alilbleedingisnormal t1_iu7bqrx wrote
NASA could but NASA doesn't have to. That's the difference. Musk doesn't have some secret knowledge.
AllCingEyeDog t1_iu7u2mr wrote
Without the restrictions of govt red tape, SpaceX is able to land and reuse boosters.
TheMisterTango t1_iu99min wrote
He doesn't need to have secret knowledge, contrary to the reddit circlejerk he is just genuinely knowledgeable and involved in the engineering process at SpaceX, and he surrounds himself with world class engineers. Obviously he isn't doing everything himself, but people acting like he is completely uninvolved in his companies is simply an ignorant take.
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