The same was said of Amazon. Musk isn't building an electric car....he is building an energy infrastructure. The car is just the first piece. Next... energy storage and generation.
But Musk's main contribution to humanity in the long run will be SpaceX and the reusable rocket booster technology.
But Musk’s main contribution to humanity in the long run will be SpaceX and the reusable rocket booster technology.
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Even without the reusability SpaceX rockets are much more affordable. They already dominate the commercial launch market.
The last launch was SpaceX’s heaviest to date. Not only was it already a great price for the customer, but they got a much higher orbit than contracted, a bonus worth millions. Not bad for a satellite that was originally scheduled for the Falcon Heavy.
And to think that if the Russians hadn’t tried to rip him off, Musk may not have started SpaceX.
Amazon never used government $ for it. 20% of Tesla’s revenue comes directly from taxpayers.
Not to mention for every Amazon, there have been 200+ tech startups with negative cash flow that went belly-up.