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Further cementing the idea that Bezos wants to be Musk.
by oh_sigh 5y ago
Further cementing the idea that Bezos wants to be Musk.
- judge2020 5y agoMaybe, but my leading guess is that there are only so many areas where a billionaire can throw billions of dollars and actually feel like they're contributing to (taking over) the future of humanity - with electric cars and privatized space transport being the safest bets.
- oh_sigh 5y agoI agree, it's just sad that they jumped on an internet-hyped nothing of a company instead of just spinning up their own.
- bdcravens 5y agoMusk bought into Tesla; he didn't create it. This was before they even released their first product.
- cracker_jacks 5y agoThese were only safe after one of those billionaires actually proved it. Before SpaceX and Tesla, both these things were considered untenable.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoI suspect the Nissan Leaf would have happened with or without Tesla.
- cma 5y agoBlue Origin predates SpaceX.
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- jdavis703 5y agoDid Bezos participate in this round? It looks like Amazon invested, but Amazon is no longer run by Bezos.
- bdcravens 5y agoHe is Executive Chair of the board
- missedthecue 5y agoBlue origin predates SpaceX
- onethought 5y agoAre you suggesting that it's vice versa? Because it seems SpaceX (even from its name) has always had a MUCH bigger vision than blue origin. Were Blue Origin pursuing reusability before SpaceX? Bezos getting into electric cars, Blue Origin trying to get into Satellite Internet it always reeks of sub-par copycatness
- cma 5y agoYes. > Charon made its only test flight at Moses Lake, Washington on March 5, 2005. It flew to an altitude of 96 m (316 ft) before returning for a controlled landing near the liftoff point. The name is more ambitious too as it isn't just about exploration but expansion. Rivian was also founded at the same time as Musk became a retroactive fouder-in-name of Tesla.
- onethought 5y agoFair point. I wonder what the reason for the lack of output is. They’ve yet to make an orbital launch vehicle, and can only land from a straight up launch… that feels like an easier problem to solve. Meanwhile SpaceX are onto their 3rd/4th generation of launch vehicle and are doing more launches than everyone else combined. Tesla when Elon “took over” made the roadster (a drive train for a lotus Elise), no real brand and no real identity. The founder-in-name is a pretty shitty dig. He has been directly involved in the Model S/X/3/Y Wozniak built the Apple II. Is Jobs less of a founder?
- cma 5y agoIMO Musk is more like if Ronald Wayne had joined late and started being called founder through a lawuit settlement over something bad he had done, then took over and bailed out his cousin's company he had a financial interest in using a fraudulent merger. Maybe with the energy/grid connection more of a Kenneth Lay.