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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.


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-s...

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sfw58jApo (by Everyday Astronaut)


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.


Space explorations problem was that it had little to be exited about, not the other way around.


Hey, it’s actually one of Elon’s goals and it looks like it’s working.


yikes




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