Or someone else could just develop a comparable engine. SapceX doesnt have a monoply.

Out of curiosity, what is up with people and this worship of celebrities, to the point they’re sycophantically referring to them by given name, like they’re friends or even give a damn that you’re alive and talking about them. It’s fucking weird. Like me talking about the president. “Well I was thinking about something Joe said the other day…”

Yeah that’s what it sounds like.

Er, perhaps if he had a more pleasant surname …

That…is your reasoning? Dear god.

I'll be real, I fucking hate the guy and I'm only here because I like rockets and space. I still call him Elon because I also hate his name lol.

Why the fuck would they want to make less money. Why would they want less money to r&d new technology?

> " ... if only SpaceX would allow it."

Is there some concerted effort at submitting click-bait headlines today? Three in a row in a space of minutes.

Well, better than knob-slobbering obsession with the man that so many seem to have.

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