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Re:Why Musk’s biggest space gamble is freaking out his compe... by entropicgravity on Sunday February 13, 2022 @12:51PM (#30323738)
In the beginning Musk went to Russia to buy a rocket and the then head of the Russian Space Agency literally spat in his face. On his way home Musk pulled out his spreadsheet and decided he could build his own rocket. Fast forward to now, the Russian Space Agency has almost no business to transact. Ouch.

Personally I'm hoping for a few more humongous explosions during testing of Starship like we had with the Falcon 9 development, but I'm not holding my breath.

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Re:Why Musk’s biggest space gamble is freaking out his compe... by nameistaken on Sunday February 13, 2022 @02:15PM (#30324623)
> Personally I'm hoping for a few more humongous explosions during testing of Starship like we had with the Falcon 9 development, but I'm not holding my breath.

They heavy fog for SN11's RUD is a travesty.

I'd like to see more explosions, because they learn a lot from them, but the stakes are getting super high.

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Re:Why Musk’s biggest space gamble is freaking out his compe... by entropicgravity on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @03:16PM (#30352031)
Slight correction here. Apparently it wasn't the head of the agency but the head rocket designer and he spat on Musk's shoes and not in his face. For the record.
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Re:Why Musk’s biggest space gamble is freaking out his compe... by xrobledo84 on Sunday February 13, 2022 @12:55PM (#30323782)
Where can I read more about this?
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Re:Why Musk’s biggest space gamble is freaking out his compe... by ivank on Sunday February 13, 2022 @01:23PM (#30324111)
Jim Cantrell says it is true in https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-Elon-Musk-was-spat-on-...
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Re:Why Musk’s biggest space gamble is freaking out his compe... by entropicgravity on Sunday February 13, 2022 @01:11PM (#30323970)
Here's a link that seems to cover the basics of this history (but doesn't seem to get right down to the nitty gritty spitting incident).[1]

[1]https://www.inverse.com/article/34976-spacex-ceo-elon-musk-t...

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Re:Why Musk’s biggest space gamble is freaking out his compe... by mustardgreen on Sunday February 13, 2022 @01:11PM (#30323977)
Ashlee Vance's biography, 'Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future'
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