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> Nobody can compete with SpaceX now without paying an enormous amount. Well, if by enormous you mean maybe about five billion dollars a year, which isn’t real
by mr_toad 3y ago
> Nobody can compete with SpaceX now without paying an enormous amount.
Well, if by enormous you mean maybe about five billion dollars a year, which isn’t really that much. There are clearly other reasons why nobody is seriously competing with SpaceX.
- echelon 3y ago> There are clearly other reasons why nobody is seriously competing with SpaceX. Such as? Government contracts? A monopoly on aerospace talent? The tremendous lead? Any company trying to catch up will be starting from behind, without customers, and will have to attract talent. All while SpaceX continues to improve their own tech. Is there some other reason?