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It is the cheapest AND most advanced rocket design ever conceived. You can thank Musk for saving taxpayers' money; if he didn't come, you would have to remain d
by TomMarius 6y ago
It is the cheapest AND most advanced rocket design ever conceived. You can thank Musk for saving taxpayers' money; if he didn't come, you would have to remain dumping massive tons of money (IIRC 10x more per year than the whole Starship program has cost SpaceX - SpaceX, not taxpayers, they contributed only a very minor part of that budget) to Boeing and other very expensive parties. BTW I am sure you know that SpaceX was funded with private money at the beginning and does a lot of private flights.
BTW 2, I am sure that you know that advancing spaceflight has widespread positive effects on humanity as a whole; the people using Starlink won't be billionaires, but ordinary dudes.
- jandrese 6y agoIn a lot of ways the Space Shuttle was more advanced. But more advanced is not always better. Sometimes the simple solution is the best. Complaining that a rocket company gets government funding is dumb. All of the major players get government funding to one degree or another. SpaceX gets less than most.