Thomas Edison blew what? Thousands upon thousands of light bulbs? With a mindset like that we’d still be reading in the dark. He has his cars operating. Said it couldn’t be done. Space X have gotten manned space craft to space. Said it couldn’t be done.
How about we get done with the naysayers?
Unfortunately, no. They DO have the Dragon 2 capsule in development, and that WILL transport humans. But...they have yet to carry humans aloft.
If anyone can beat NASA to getting a manned mission to orbit anytime soon, it's SpaceX.
Personally, I'm excited to see if Falcon Heavy can do what Musk says it can. When it launches, I'll do my best to be watching.
Changing the rules because the congressional districts home to the entrenched aerospace industries are crying foul. They aren’t willing to compete on the playing field, unless the field is tilted to their advantage by changing the rules.