• MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    How has spacex had very few successes? Their Falcon 9 rocket is basically operating like clockwork. They launch more rockets than the rest of the world combined.

    The starship failures are higher profile but even those failures are typical when testing new vehicles, especially one as experimental and complex.

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      1 day ago

      They weren’t as typical with previous SpaceX models, Starship is easily their least successful project.

      Since SpaceX is launching large quantities of commercial satellites, big whoop, do you also celebrate when companies buy back stocks?

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        1 day ago

        Why would I celebrate stock buybacks?

        Also spacex lost like 20 or so Falcons before their first successful mission. Maybe they will explode as many Starships, but they have hit that number yet.

        It’s ok to hate Elon, and there are many valid criticisms to make regarding spacex, but they’re the best in the world right now and it isn’t even close.

        The biggest issue with Spacex is that Elon needs to be removed before he ruins it like he ruined Tesla.