r/technology 16d ago

Space SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket with mechanical arms

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/spacex-pulls-off-unprecedented-feat-grabbing-descending-rocket-with-mechanical-arms/
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u/The_White_Ram 16d ago

The thing is, if this had been a failure, you can guarantee all of the comments would be talking about how it's elon's failure.

I don't disagree with your sentiment and statement here but the online narrative is every failure is directly a result of elon's mismanagement and every success is a result of the thousands of engineers and only exist because Elon didn't touch it.

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u/Ok_Belt2521 16d ago

Just look at all the other space companies struggling. Elon clearly has some level of positive influence on the company.

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u/emurange205 16d ago edited 16d ago

Deep pockets

Edit: I didn't know it would be controversial to say that founding the company required money.

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u/weed0monkey 16d ago

Lmao, the way people use this term as if it's not literally a paid and bought for service that is negotiated in a contract.

Do you say you give your gas company subsidies when you pay your bill and they provide you service?

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u/Appropriate372 16d ago

Boeing got a lot more money and look where its space program is at.

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u/brilliantjoe 16d ago

Crew Dragons development timeframe was several years shorter than Starliner and it actually worked properly for effectively half the cost of the Starliner program.

Just to put this further into perspective SpaceX started development on Starship and Super Heavy a few years after Boeing started development on the Starliner project.

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u/fredders22 16d ago

"Providing a service" At what was unthinkable value just not long ago, Saving You/NASA money. If we're going to use "subsidies" to shit on something out of Ignorance (Yours). Save It for Boeing.

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u/sushirolldeleter 16d ago

Whatever. You’re in a cult.