Elon Boasts of Huge Starship Improvements Immediately Before It Blows Up Spectacularly

https://futurism.com/elon-musk-starship-improvements-failure

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supernight52@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 1y (4 replies)

While I weep for the wasted tax dollars, I celebrate the failure of Musk; Bittersweet.

UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y (1 reply)

In fiscal year 2024, SpaceX secured at least $3.8 billion in U.S. government contracts, with a total of $3.8 billion in contracts awarded across 344 different contracts. This represents a significant increase from 2013 when the company received nearly $600 million in contracts.

Is it failing if you keep getting new work? As usual, Musk only ever fails upwards, regardless of how many of his projects explode.

supernight52@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

I agree this doesn't affect him much directly. It's more about it just nice seeing something embarrassing for him.

nokturne213@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It was not his failure, it was another sniper.

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Starbase is full of them

lnxtx@feddit.nl · 22 pts · 1y

Task failed successfully. If only private money were burned, but they receive people's money.

athairmor@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y (1 reply)

“Move nowhere and blow up things.”

thefartographer@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y

“Move nowhere to Texas and blow up things.”

altphoto@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 1y

You guys know what X needs right now? A brand new name!

Maybe FireworXs? Cuz it goes up and goes boom?