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I've always seen this as two things. The first being space x filling in gaps in their launch schedule as you've pointed out. The second is to launch a commerci
by swarnie_ 9y ago
I've always seen this as two things. The first being space x filling in gaps in their launch schedule as you've pointed out.
The second is to launch a commercial services which can provide a constant, predictable income to fund other projects. The upfront capital must be huge but with debt markets still this cheap i'm not surprised they're investing.
- mkirklions 9y agoI always thought of it as Elon Musk advertising. But I visit reddit where tesla/elon/spacex topics are boosted with upvotes. Im just bitter because I believed in him, but his promises fell flat.
- swarnie_ 9y agoI find the SpaceX subreddit to be full of good information. Its a bit heavy handed with moderation and over zealous leaving little room for discussion, you're either on team Musk or told to leave.
- mrep 9y ago> I'm just bitter because I believed in him, but his promises fell flat. Which promises are those, because I have seen him deliver most of his goals? Albeit, they are practically always late but everyone who has followed him should know by now that he always underestimates timelines. The running joke is to multiple his estimated timelines by 1.8 (mars year / earth year).