3 ms·

Phone me when someone else lands an orbital class rocket or offers a cheaper ton to LEO. Until then you're complaining about the lowest bidder. And you're goi

Phone me when someone else lands an orbital class rocket or offers a cheaper ton to LEO. Until then you're complaining about the lowest bidder. And you're going to have a hard time convincing me that the lowest bidder is doing anything but saving their customers money on a service they were already intent on purchasing, and had previously been spending 2x - 10x for: https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/753q6s/economic_comparison_of_american_orbital_launch/#lightbox https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/753q6s/economic_comp...

toomuchtodo 2y ago
I don’t have to convince you. The only people who matter are government decisionmakers who are unwilling to be held hostage by him. It doesn’t matter how good you are if you can’t be trusted. The premium you pay a non SpaceX launch provider is so that the rug isn’t pulled on you. Do you want to go to space when you want? Or only when he says you can? Cheaper is not always better.
- timschmidt 2y ago
  Friend, when your argument evaporates in the presence of the financial numbers and you revert to character assassination, you might be identifying yourself among the untrustworthy. Bad faith arguments really undermine any trust I could build for you through this media. > The premium you pay a non SpaceX launch provider is so that the rug isn’t pulled on you. Cheaper is not always better. Again, when one of them manages to land an orbital class rocket, call me. Competition would be great.
  - toomuchtodo 2y ago
    He assassinated his own character, my statements are simply observations of how he did it and what’s left of it. My apologies we see character and who you can trust differently. https://electrek.co/2025/04/10/cracks-are-forming-in-elon-musks-armor-of-lies/ https://electrek.co/2025/04/10/cracks-are-forming-in-elon-mu... https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-elon-musk-is-spreading-us-election-lies/a-70663408 https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-elon-musk-is-spreading-... https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/elon-musk-twitter-zuckerberg-lies-1234808808/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/elon-musk... https://elonmusk.today/ https://elonmusk.today/
    - timschmidt 2y ago
      You are doing humanity no favors arguing about it like this.

toomuchtodo 2y ago

I don’t have to convince you. The only people who matter are government decisionmakers who are unwilling to be held hostage by him. It doesn’t matter how good you are if you can’t be trusted. The premium you pay a non SpaceX launch provider is so that the rug isn’t pulled on you. Do you want to go to space when you want? Or only when he says you can? Cheaper is not always better.

timschmidt 2y ago
Friend, when your argument evaporates in the presence of the financial numbers and you revert to character assassination, you might be identifying yourself among the untrustworthy. Bad faith arguments really undermine any trust I could build for you through this media. > The premium you pay a non SpaceX launch provider is so that the rug isn’t pulled on you. Cheaper is not always better. Again, when one of them manages to land an orbital class rocket, call me. Competition would be great.
- toomuchtodo 2y ago
  He assassinated his own character, my statements are simply observations of how he did it and what’s left of it. My apologies we see character and who you can trust differently. https://electrek.co/2025/04/10/cracks-are-forming-in-elon-musks-armor-of-lies/ https://electrek.co/2025/04/10/cracks-are-forming-in-elon-mu... https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-elon-musk-is-spreading-us-election-lies/a-70663408 https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-elon-musk-is-spreading-... https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/elon-musk-twitter-zuckerberg-lies-1234808808/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/elon-musk... https://elonmusk.today/ https://elonmusk.today/
  - timschmidt 2y ago
    You are doing humanity no favors arguing about it like this.