I’m not sure I agree. Propulsively landing rockets, especially orbital-class rockets, seems pretty freaking new and awesome. Making an electric car that is actually good… well, it doesn’t require anything mind-bendingly new, but it requires a ton of small innovations adding up, many more small innovations than normally occur in product development cycles. As for money, Musk has less money than Bezos, for example, but it’s SpaceX, not Blue Origin, that’s revolutionizing the industry. And of course the established companies have way more money than either Musk or Bezos. I think really it’s what I said it was: The ability to attract and motivate top talent.
Would you agree that if Starship gets working, then SpaceX will have developed new technology in the relevant sense?
I’m not sure I agree. Propulsively landing rockets, especially orbital-class rockets, seems pretty freaking new and awesome. Making an electric car that is actually good… well, it doesn’t require anything mind-bendingly new, but it requires a ton of small innovations adding up, many more small innovations than normally occur in product development cycles. As for money, Musk has less money than Bezos, for example, but it’s SpaceX, not Blue Origin, that’s revolutionizing the industry. And of course the established companies have way more money than either Musk or Bezos. I think really it’s what I said it was: The ability to attract and motivate top talent.
Would you agree that if Starship gets working, then SpaceX will have developed new technology in the relevant sense?