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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can tiny SpaceX rock Boeing?

They could literally buy part of Boeing's space division if they saw any value in it. How the turntables.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Personally I think while SpaceX has made impressive progress they just aren't technologically advanced enough to fix the mess that is Boeing. Especially considering that leadership is one of the worst areas in SpaceX's own portfolio.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

SpaceX is more technologically advanced than Boeing when it comes to rockets.

Boeing is a slow, clumsy giant that has been necrotic for decades. We're just now seeing the toes fall off. It'll take a long time for Boeing to change, and in the meantime SpaceX will continue to be the leader in rockets.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My point was that while SpaceX might be advanced in trivial fields such as rocket science fixing the huge mess that is Boeing clearly requires technologies that are basically indistinguishable from magic.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Lmfao got it - yeah 100% agreed

[+] [email protected] -8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The booster catch is not what NASA paid for.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

NASA paid for the promise of a super cheap, high-availability, super heavy lift vehicle that could land on the moon and on Mars.

Rapidly reusable boosters and ships for refueling in orbit is the most important part of that promise, the landing on the moon and Mars part is relatively easy in comparison and has all been demonstrated by NASA themselves in the past.

Of course that's all just why they pretend to develop such systems, the true reason being American military presence anywhere on the planet within minutes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I agree mostly, even without reusability Starship would be pretty cheap, though. Mass production techniques and cheap materials.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They also paid for and agreed a timeline that included SpaceX landing humans on the moon in late 2025. There’s no way that’s happening anytime soon.

Super cheap reusable boosters are great, but they are worthless unless they help lift something of value, and right now Starship is an empty shell.

Late 2025 could easily become early 2030s.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Late 2025 could easily become early 2030s.

True, but not exclusively because of SpaceX. The lunar suits are delayed, and the Orion heatshield has issues which need to be fixed before flying Artemis II and III.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

NASA selected Starship for the moon landing, so this is exactly what they paid for.