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> For all my feelings about Musk I would much rather step into a rocket Definitely, but we still have to figure out if Musk is such a genious or NASA is full o
by randomNumber7 6mo ago
> For all my feelings about Musk I would much rather step into a rocket
Definitely, but we still have to figure out if Musk is such a genious or NASA is full of retards.
- wolvoleo 6mo agoNeither is true IMO but musk just picked the right development model. Big space never did this because the current megaproject cost plus is just what they want, a blank check. Witn SpaceX Musk was mainly wasting his own money especially in the beginning. So it made sense. It just makes sense, it's not even a 'shortcut'. Ps yes he did get some grants but not beefy unlimited ones.
- chasd00 6mo agoAnother thing SpaceX has going for it is when their tests fail everyone just points and laughs at Musk. When a NASA launch fails the taxpayers don't want to pay for it any longer.
- wolvoleo 6mo agoThe laughing was at the start, before Falcon 9 made it into orbit. There was very little laughing at the starship RUDs. I think it's pretty clear that this development model is far superior now. Don't forget that big space had a big incentive to paint it as useless, to protect their pork barrel.