[rriepe]

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.

[nuccy]

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)

[rriepe]

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.

[solarkraft]

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

[0x64]

yikes