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Re:Tesla is laying off ‘about 9%’ of its workforce as it ‘re... by lutorm on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:29PM (#17297091)
the Saturn V developed by Boeing/NAA/Douglas in the 1960s could hurl three times as much weight to the moon as the Falcon Heavy

True. At more than an order of magnitude higher cost.

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Re:Tesla is laying off ‘about 9%’ of its workforce as it ‘re... by rayiner on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:33PM (#17297146)
Achieving an order of magnitude cost reduction for proven technology is impressive, even given the intervening half century of progress. But similar achievements are routinely made in other industries. It doesn’t justify the breathless fanboyism Space X engenders.
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Re:Tesla is laying off ‘about 9%’ of its workforce as it ‘re... by OrwellianChild on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @05:46PM (#17298354)
But similar achievements are routinely made in other industries.

You're applying generalizations to specifics. It is true that other industries have seen order-of-magnitude cost reductions. The companies that bring those innovations are frequently (and correctly) celebrated (see Henry Ford, et al.). SpaceX is that company in this industry, which has otherwise been stagnant for generations. Add to this the fact that space exploration has been aspirational and charismatic as a industry, and you have your justification.

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Re:Tesla is laying off ‘about 9%’ of its workforce as it ‘re... by lutorm on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:57PM (#17297388)
Maybe because people think space is cool and there's been close to zero progress for decades before they came along? Or maybe because the goal is something more than just making money, something that clearly set them apart from the other entities in the field, at least when they started.
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Re:Tesla is laying off ‘about 9%’ of its workforce as it ‘re... by frgtpsswrdlame on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @04:16PM (#17297564)
>Or maybe because the goal is something more than just making money

Maybe they view their payoff date in a longer term fashion, maybe the way they will make their money is 'cool' but Space X isn't more charitable than any other company.

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Re:Tesla is laying off ‘about 9%’ of its workforce as it ‘re... by lutorm on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @12:44AM (#17300329)
Unless you have unique insight into Elon's mind, I don't see how you have any idea about that.
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