that reminds me that Elon Musk said that Antares rockets are junk, so now his own spacecrafts are exploding. Space tech has its problems. Maybe that will teach him to be a bit more humble.
I think that article might be a bit disingenuous. Elon Musk didn't say that in response to the Antares explosion, he said it several years earlier, and the part that's quoted is pretty accurate to be fair.
When a failure does happen, nobody goes around celebrating it, whether they're competitors or not, and honestly I believe that includes Elon Musk. I believe that on a human level, but even on a business level it's bad, because it reduces public faith in space transportation generally. Nobody likes to see this happen.
I agree - even if what he said had some merit - it's never a good idea to trash your competitors on technical matters when what you are doing is really hard.
I won't jump so fast to shame him. There was reason why he said Antares was junk. From the initial report, the falcon self destructed due to non-nominal path. Which ain't same thing though same outcome.
that reminds me that Elon Musk said that Antares rockets are junk, so now his own spacecrafts are exploding. Space tech has its problems. Maybe that will teach him to be a bit more humble.
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