How is SpaceX different from airlines that run private cargo AND government-contracted cargo such as mail?
What if SpaceX pays back the R&D costs over time? Would that make you a happy camper?
I would rather see Elon stick with SpaceX and get out of Tesla since electric cars aren’t going anywhere until the powerplant situation is resolved.
Airlines and mail cargo had customers and a growing customer base. Add to that the difficulty — space launch/travel is not air travel.
Do you believe Space X (as well as Musk’s and his extended family’s other companies) is not getting special treatment from Obama’s administration?
Do you believe Musk is being honest when he says launch costs can be brought to a $500 cost per pound to orbit?