This is an absolutely ridiculous take. Look at Arianespace: https://videopress.com/embed/DYF1wrn8?hd=1&cover=1&loop=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=1&muted=0&controls=1&

This is an absolutely ridiculous take. Look at Arianespace: https://videopress.com/embed/DYF1wrn8?hd=1&cover=1&loop=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=1&muted=0&controls=1&playsinline=0&useAverageColor=0&preloadContent=metadata https://videopress.com/embed/DYF1wrn8?hd=1&cover=1&loop=0&au... Is there any world where any western government created reusable rockets by 2025 without space x? No chance. And should we talk about the enormous dysfunction of NASA? https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2024/10/02/sls-is-still-a-national-disgrace/ https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2024/10/02/sls-is-still-a... This isn't because their best engineers get hired by space x, it's because the system is set up to fail and there's absolutely no accountability. Are there some well-functioning organizations? Sure. Would they have been able to accomplish anything remotely close in cost, speed, or safety of space x? No.