Not many seem to be noticing but Space X is rapidly acquiring a monopoly on space travel.
Once he gets it to reliably deliver payloads, the US will nationalize it for “national security.”
Not a fan of monopolies nor his battery cars.
But SpaceX is impressive.
This is where Musk shines.
SpaceX gets stuff into orbit at <5% of the cost compared to when NASA did it. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-cost-of-space-flight/
To his credit, the growth we see is largely because of how he’s made it affordable. SpaceX is making space travel real.
The space shuttle was $51,000 per pound into orbit. He’s talking about getting that down to $200, or 1% of what it once cost!!! Frigging amazing!!!