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> But otherwise, it’s the same rocketry. I get that Elon is a bullshitter who occasionally delivers which makes him insanely polarizing, but this feels like a
by eightysixfour 5y ago
> But otherwise, it’s the same rocketry.
I get that Elon is a bullshitter who occasionally delivers which makes him insanely polarizing, but this feels like a bit of a ridiculous statement.
Landing the first stage of the rocket isn’t the same rocketry.
- FireBeyond 5y agoYou left out the first part, "doing innovative things that ULA never had the incentive to do", i.e. land/re-use the rocket.
- eightysixfour 5y agoYou say they never had the incentive to innovate, and then follow up with but otherwise it is the same rocketry. Those statements are contradictory - either there was market incentive for cheaper, reusable rockets, or there wasn't. ULA couldn't even imagine a world where SpaceX was successful at what they've done, which is a different type of rocketry, and as a result, SpaceX isn't doing "the same rocketry."