Well maybe the lesson is to always think how you can verify your solution quicker. To take your example, that is the same line of reasoning Boeing is taking as

Well maybe the lesson is to always think how you can verify your solution quicker. To take your example, that is the same line of reasoning Boeing is taking as a subcontractor for NASA, but where SpaceX has shown that they can verify their solution for half the cost that Boeing can[1]. [1] http://qz.com/281619/what-it-took-for-elon-musks-spacex-to-disrupt-boeing-leapfrog-nasa-and-become-a-serious-space-company/ http://qz.com/281619/what-it-took-for-elon-musks-spacex-to-d...