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>they started (with success) launching stuff into space only 10 years ago They really didn't start off with success. Their first 3 launches (on the Falcon 1 pl
by Klathmon 9y ago
>they started (with success) launching stuff into space only 10 years ago
They really didn't start off with success. Their first 3 launches (on the Falcon 1 platform) were failures. If I remember correctly it nearly bankrupt the company and Musk himself ended up pouring a ton of money into it to keep them afloat.
It was a pretty rocky start for them as a company, and in my mind that makes it an even cooler story. They started with nothing, failed their first 3 attempts at launches but just kept at it, and they are now consitered at the top of the field less than a decade later.
- TheAlchemist 9y agoYeah they actually started a bit sooner (2006) but the first 3 launches failed. And yeah - it makes it an even cooler story in my mind too.
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- AH4oFVbPT4f8 9y agoIt reminds me of how close to the edge Fedex was before the Vegas trip to save the company. http://www.businessinsider.com/fedex-saved-from-bankruptcy-with-blackjack-winnings-2014-7 http://www.businessinsider.com/fedex-saved-from-bankruptcy-w...