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Re:Elon Musk’s Space Dream Almost Killed Tesla
on Friday May 15, 2015 @02:36PM (#9552691)
>and there's something very off putting politically about hard-working middle-class families subsidizing ultra-sports cars for the wealthy.
Never thought of that actually. I agree with you, Tesla's going to bomb and the only benefit it made was to entertain the 1% for a while.
Re:Elon Musk’s Space Dream Almost Killed Tesla
on Friday May 15, 2015 @02:28PM (#9552640)
Well then, slaves must be really lucky then.
Samuel Goldwyn (1879, 1974) - Died living a lie.
Re:Elon Musk’s Space Dream Almost Killed Tesla
on Friday May 15, 2015 @02:20PM (#9552570)
No, it doesn't. Government money is like 90% of SpaceX revenue. If NASA says "I want a Y in your name", they WILL rename themselves to SpaceY.
Re:Elon Musk’s Space Dream Almost Killed Tesla
on Friday May 15, 2015 @02:18PM (#9552557)
>You could already get a satellite into geostationary orbit for about $70 million -- or rather, you would have been able to, if politics hadn't intervened.
Yeah well, then you couldn't.
Re:Elon Musk’s Space Dream Almost Killed Tesla
on Friday May 15, 2015 @02:16PM (#9552534)
>many of those against Elon Musk might feel inferior to him and therefore try to diminish what he has accomplished
that's just something you made up, pal
Re:Show HN: Best Buy Uses WebGL to Create Interactive Appliances
on Monday May 11, 2015 @03:22PM (#9527237)
How much time is 'a very long time'?