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Blue Origin doesn't have to, and had much more investment. Virgin, too. It's not just SpaceX outperforming NASA, it's SpaceX outperforming everyone.
by ozr 2y ago
Blue Origin doesn't have to, and had much more investment. Virgin, too.
It's not just SpaceX outperforming NASA, it's SpaceX outperforming everyone.
- lupusreal 2y agoSpaceX critics often forget (or more likely, never knew in the first place) that Bezos-backed Blue Origin was founded before SpaceX. The way they describe it, any rocket company backed by a very rich guy would have been destined for SpaceX's success, but that clearly just isn't true.