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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.

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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.

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alilbleedingisnormal t1_iu7bqrx wrote

NASA could but NASA doesn't have to. That's the difference. Musk doesn't have some secret knowledge.

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AllCingEyeDog t1_iu7u2mr wrote

Without the restrictions of govt red tape, SpaceX is able to land and reuse boosters.

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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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