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Comment on NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 5 months agoYou assume it gets off the ground. Starliner is 4 years behind, hasn’t had a flawless automated launch yet, and still hasn’t launched a manned crew, while the SpaceX Dragon 2 has made 30+ trips to the ISS on a fraction of the development budget.
Tinidril@midwest.social 5 months ago
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 5 months ago
SpaceX doesn’t have Elon to deal with.
What are you talking about? Elon is all over SpaceX constantly. It’s easily one of the biggest critic complaints, just like every other Elon company.
The difference however, is that SpaceX has Gwynne Shotwell, and she is able to keep things on track, even with Elon. That is something none of Elon’s other companies have an equivalent.
WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Starship was still Elon’s brainchild and it is years behind, and threatens the viability of the entire Artemis program. Their finances are also terribly linked to the success of Starlink, which is also shaky at best.
I would not say SpaceX is “on track.”
Tinidril@midwest.social 5 months ago
Brain fart. My bad.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 5 months ago
No worries. SpaceX IMO is basically proof that Elon being involved is fine as long as he’s not actually the one in charge on a daily basis.
There needs to be a Gwynne at every Elon company. But it seems that none of the other company Boards realize that.
ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’m pretty sure it’s an open secret that Elon isn’t really involved in SpaceX’s operations (except raising money and doing publicity) because of his drug use. Like, the military was very upset when he smoked weed with Joe Rogan and did a review and found he wasn’t as involved as he pretends.
AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Also assuming the FAA doesn’t ban Boeing from air/spacecraft production. But then again space-X has done unsanctioned launches so maybe the laws don’t matter if you’re making rockets.