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You'll have more fun with SpaceX if you think of it as a PR company whose only product is getting people excited about space again.

• nuccy 5y ago
  Isn't it inevitable for any company which is successful and innovative in its field (especially if the field is space flight related)? SpaceX really achieved a lot with Falcon 9, Dragon, Crew Dragon, pushing Starship even higher [1]. If you want some context, and a comparison of already 12 years ago decommissioned SpaceX Falcon 1 with current state of the art small-lift launch rockets of other companies, check out this excellent video [2]. [1] https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/the-us-military-is-starting-to-get-really-interested-in-starship/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/the-us-military-is-s... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sfw58jApo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sfw58jApo (by Everyday Astronaut)
  • rriepe 5y ago
    I think their success and innovation is in getting people excited about space again. People not caring was space exploration's problem for like thirty years.
    • nickik 5y ago
      Space explorations problem was that it had little to be exited about, not the other way around.
• 0x64 5y ago
  yikes
• solarkraft 5y ago
  Hey, it’s actually one of Elon’s goals and it looks like it’s working.