It’s extraordinary what he and his team have accomplished. They first managed to make reusability of rocket boosters routine, by landing them under power like some 1950s sci-fi movie. They also produced, in Falcon 9, the safest and most reliable rocket ever built. And now they’ve created their own private space program, while ULA’s vastly more expensive SLS/Orion combo continues to flounder.
Small minds compete with people
Big minds compete with standards
Great minds compete with dreams