>>1800665>the man is involved in several projects that most engineers find somewhat laughable as they are over promising and under delivering for government dollar.name them
> set a new standard in selling poorly QA'd products for premium moneyI'm sorry but did you last think about this in 2015?
>that being said, ULA especially but also BO deserve more credit than they are generally given by fanboys.they deserve nothing until they produce a product. No one should credit vaporware.
>Musk is no friend of astronomers and astrophysicists.A few amateurs dislike him, but the professionals have no issue with the satellites.
>That is it really.and the automotive industry. You cannot say it did not when the entire market is now chasing Tesla
> Deadline keeps getting pushed back and is starting to feel like NASA's constant "moonbase next decade" line I grew up with.The difference is SpaceX is currently deep in testing and development of a launch platform that can easily make a Mars colony happen. They are only a few months from its orbital test, they've made numerous test articles, and their ground systems are already in place.(pic is old but shows the progress well) NASA's promises on the other hand never had the hardware or even a coherent plan, just pitches and promises.
>Not sure that locking realID into social media is going to help the internet in any functional way, until he is an advocate for full anonymityI agree but we don't know what will happen yet, that is why i used the word "may" but either way a disruption in the current system if anything at least delays the censorship that was happening.
>I'm glad you have a hero, I hope you never have to meet him. Stay optimistic anonHow condescending. Saying he is more impactful or being supportive of his work does not mean I consider him a hero, nor is arguing against criticism aimed at him "cultish". How about next time you don't use these crutches to make an argument.
