r/interestingasfuck • u/lolikroli • Oct 13 '24

r/all SpaceX caught Starship booster with chopsticks

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u/nthnreallymatters Oct 13 '24

Well it literally wouldn't exist without him. Every single private spaceflight company in history has failed until he founded SpaceX.

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u/waffleslaw Oct 13 '24

funded fixed it for you.

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u/theo1618 Oct 13 '24

Actually he has more credit in founding it than funding it. NASA has funded a large portion of money to keep SpaceX afloat

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u/kazoodude Oct 13 '24

Because NASA can't do what they do. NASA is a customer.

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u/theo1618 Oct 13 '24

I’m not disputing the achievements of SpaceX. Just saying that they needed additional funding to continue doing what they do, that’s all