> [...]lower cost access to space[...] One thing not covered by existing comments but which has made a lot of difference, and most people don't even think to l

> [...]lower cost access to space[...] One thing not covered by existing comments but which has made a lot of difference, and most people don't even think to list since it's taken for granted everywhere else. Price discovery, we now actually know the cost. Before Space X the costs of the launch industry were shrouded in mystery. Nobody would give you a quote without a meeting and an NDA, and certainly not post prices on a website[1]. Even if SpaceX had absolutely nothing to offer beyond ULA and Arianespace other than the exact same services at the same price but with public pricing it would already have been a big deal. Businesses can now make plans for getting a payload in orbit without speculation about what the cost are going to be. 1. https://www.spacex.com/about/capabilities https://www.spacex.com/about/capabilities