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Correct me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression that SpaceX is regularly delivering and returning cargo to and from the ISS and is the major launch pro
by _ph_ 8y ago
Correct me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression that SpaceX is regularly delivering and returning cargo to and from the ISS and is the major launch provider for commercial sattelites. Also, the F9Heavy had its maiden flight this year.
Tesla is not only selling the Model S and X for many years, and has with the Model 3 in the meantime the best-selling electrical car in the US.
So how are they not delivering?
As rocket science is.. rocket science, I do expect delays on the schedule. Especially safety concerns can easily make a development schedule slip. Yet, the SpaceX schedule slips seem to be small compared to other space ventures. The production of the first BFS prototype is under way, we are going to see the first test hops next year.
- robryan 8y agoIt is probably fair to say that their promises are massive, making their under delivery still impressive.
- inawarminister 8y agoPromise to the stars, delivery to the moon? ... This idiom is better in my native language.
- sjwright 8y agoIt's still pretty good in English. (If you wanted something that was a bit more polished, you could say "Promise the stars, deliver the moon." or as a complete sentence, "They promised the stars, then delivered the moon.")
- lozaning 8y agoThey're not delivering on timelines. -Signed someone with a day one Model 3 reservation still waiting for the 35K version.
- DEADBEEFC0FFEE 8y agoRocket?
- lozaning 8y agoThe parent parent comment to mine is not limited to SpaceX in scope, "Elon Musk and his companies", nor is the parent comment.