> actually it is cash rich Russia which is trying to do it today with much less success than SpaceX. Russia has put people in orbit on a yearly basis since the

> actually it is cash rich Russia which is trying to do it today with much less success than SpaceX. Russia has put people in orbit on a yearly basis since the 60's. SpaceX is successful at coming up with promising designs, but it's quite a bit early to call them more successful than Russia.