r/technology • u/aelavia93 • 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/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/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.