GaLaXY_N7 t1_j0o6qqq wrote on December 18, 2022 at 3:55 AM

Reply to comment by toodroot in SpaceX, Blue Origin Executives Tapped as US Space Council Advisers by Soupjoe5

If you’re taking into account StarLink, probably space x. We’re talking about being innovative though, not the mass production of satellites that give you a better internet connection in rural area’s. That’s not being innovative, Space x’s innovation has come from their rocketry.

toodroot t1_j0oawfx wrote on December 18, 2022 at 4:32 AM

Mass production isn't an innovation? What happened to that Springfield Rifle assembly line I learned about when I was a child?

GaLaXY_N7 t1_j0ob84s wrote on December 18, 2022 at 4:35 AM

The idea of mass producing satellites to give people better internet connections in rural areas is not a wild concept my guy. Space-x wasn’t the first to think of that, they just managed to execute it before anyone else because of how much money they have.

toodroot t1_j0oc5or wrote on December 18, 2022 at 4:43 AM

My guy, Space-x doesn't exist. SpaceX never claimed to be the first to think of it: Iridium and Globalstar are the pioneers who went bankrupt with a ton of arrows in their backs. SpaceX launched IridiumNEXT. Iridium was happy that they had the first satellite assembly line. Then OneWeb Airbus built a bigger one, now SpaceX has the biggest. In short, it's a history of rapid innovation.