While I do think you have a bit of a point, the same could have been said (and probably was said) about SpaceX and reusable rockets. Their competitors had a hu

While I do think you have a bit of a point, the same could have been said (and probably was said) about SpaceX and reusable rockets. Their competitors had a huge headstart and billions of dollars available for R&D, and yet it wouldn't have happened without SpaceX.