Has SpaceX Done Anything NASA Hasn't?

[@StarTalk]

Do you think private companies like SpaceX are better positioned than government agencies to take the risks needed for deep space exploration, and why?

[@albertovegalagarda7345]

Well they do have different goals... so i think private parties have more interest to reach history than some political figures that just want to keep power on his hands

[@cober9495]

Depends on where the funding is coming from. Without the government signing the checks, SpaceX wouldn't exist.

[@oskarn5384]

Big yes

[@jackpersi2077]

easily.

[@mral6809]

Didn't you say that FElon... Elon received a contract by NASA. So he is government funded and being directed by the government at a greater cost.

[@stephanweinberger]

Scientist: my findings are meaningless when taken out of context. Media: Scientists say their findings are meaningless!

[@DesmondKarani]

😂😂💯

[@jensenraylight8011]

Elon Musk: No, u

[@christianspanggaard]

This is the first time I've come across this example and I love it!

[@calispieter]

PERFECTLY worded

[@mikejwheatley]

This^

[@fened56]

I was a student of yours in the late 80s at the University of Maryland. I remember that your class was so difficult that the grading curve was something like 60%. The class was packed because we all thought we'd just be looking at stars and would maybe be able to identify the "Big Dipper". Little did we know that we were studying under a genius scientist. I'm always so happy to see you still educating us. We need you!

[@CHAMP_theBULLDOG27]

Damn .Neil has been scamming people since the 80’s

[@santodomingoexpat6866]

He got you to watch his video

[@santodomingoexpat6866]

@@CHAMP_theBULLDOG27 No one has been scamming people more than Elon.

[@omoadesokan]

So many but not on the radar I guess... Neither as popular as SpaceX

[@Wilfoe]

How is science education not relevant?

[@gusvalour]

The engineers and scientists behind nasa and space x are the real heroes.

[@vaeloreonari7516]

elon Musk never invented anything!! He did hire the best engineers though, they make SpaceX work! Twitter is the result of elon being solely in charge, utter disaster!

[@MikeD_]

Engineers, scientists, government and, yes, brilliant businesspeople are all required.

[@norman4628]

Someone has to assemble the team and give them a vision. Do you think Apple would be such a success without Steve Jobs? 11 days ago Musk did something that NASA still can't do, with 66 years of experience. Today, Tyson is more an astrologist than an astrophysicist.

[@NerveFlux]

@@norman4628 I'm quite sure none of them cheated on any exams to acquire titles they haven't earned. You wouldn't want a weak link on the team that can't handle the pressure when it counts. This comes down to a good hiring and review process which also has to be thorough in such projects. You wouldn't want one employee compromising your best ones. Space X sure is bringing some exciting competition to it all. Keep going. Stay in school and study for those exams!

[@masterchief9291]

​@@norman4628 "... did something that NASA still *can't* do" Can you specifically cite that "something" that they *CAN'T* do?

[@ETAW-k5n]

Neil, it is so refreshing to hear an intellectual person speak. Thank you!

[@hughjanus4698]

A sheep's fart would sound intellectual to you

[@marsbase3729]

​@@hughjanus4698your comment just let us all know the level of your intellect 🙄

[@lindamartin6642]

Thank you Neil but colonization of mars is the LITHIUM mining this project is like second nature to elon a man from a country that has been plundered due to mining (south African)so he's seen it All his life

[@JochemVanwakeren]

Yes, what did he invented nothing

[@worldpeace8187]

Soooooo agree with you.

[@FDB-]

Pretty much every modern scientific discovery which private enterprise capitalizes on, began as publicly funded research in federally subsidized universities.

[@ShapeshifterOS]

The Wright brothers would like to say something about that.

[@ianari40]

Shows how little you know. Statistically, you’re are 1%. The rest funded by governments. Don’t speak unless you know the facts. Better yet. Here. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, are credited with inventing and flying the first successful airplane in 1903. However, they did not found a commercial airline as we understand the term today. Instead, their legacy lies in the formation of aviation manufacturing companies and the development of the airplane industry. In 1909, the brothers founded the Wright Company, which manufactured aircraft and sold them primarily to the military and private buyers. The Wright Company merged with the Glenn L. Martin Company in 1916 to form the Wright-Martin Company, which contributed to early aviation advancements. However, neither the Wright brothers nor their companies established any passenger airline service. Although the Wright brothers did not directly create an airline, their innovations laid the groundwork for the development of aviation infrastructure that later allowed companies such as Pan American Airways and United Airlines to emerge in the 1920s and 1930s, marking the beginning of commercial air travel【23】【25】.

[@KA317S]

False.

[@jupitorpull8282]

@@ShapeshifterOShe said, "pretty much every" not all.

[@masoodvoon8999]

Perhaps in the 20th century mostly but history is long and that trend already began to reverse itself in the 2000's. The internet/tech age of today is different and before the 20th century the steam age and earlier was mostly private discovery. One reason your statement isn't true or mostly isn't true any longer is the US stopped or vastly curtailed its partnership with labs and universities. Even its military R&D many of the projects have been abandoned or delayed due to changing priorities.

[@soukkhanhsila134]

Making billionaires upset is a natural instinct for Niel.

[@dante9192]

@@soukkhanhsila134 And? What’s your point?

[@pohjiebarbosa]

for humans

[@pohjiebarbosa]

And they are terrified

[@Beckywiththegoodhair9]

And I love it!

[@CA101st]

@@soukkhanhsila134 to be fair Neil and the Liberals are always hysterical by their own admittance… 😅

[@TheCalebMoline]

I grew up in a super conservative/right wing community, in which anti-government sentiment is very strong. There’s a reverence for capitalism and private industry that often results in ignoring the massive technological gains generated by government funding and action, and instead attributing technological progress to the workings of the free market. They see guys like Elon Musk as a hero and pioneer, yet so many of the technologies that make his businesses possible wouldn’t exist without publicly funded scientific research. His companies are literally built on the backs of scientists and engineers who were able to work BECAUSE the government enabled them. I’m all for private industry, but it’s concerning that people believe it’s superior to (and should replace) our nation’s public investments in science and tech.

[@FLAC2023]

And then they have all of those tax breaks that you and I don't get...

[@carlbennett2417]

Well done for building your critical thinking skills. The fact that so many are sucked in by ideology is no accident, of course.

[@DavidC-w8p]

Musk has been able to do things our own government has not been able to. He got starlink up and running and has used it multiple times in active war zones and hurican destruction zones. This INSTANT communication allowed first responders more time to save peoples lives. When OUR OWN GOVERNMENT couldn’t bring back astronauts from the ISS, guess what happened. ELON WAS ABLE TO BRING THEM HOME!!!! Elon has done many things the government has not been able to do because there is not enough funding going to these areas of science. If the world was as you dream it to be. THE GOVERNMENT CONTROLS ALL TECH ADVANCEMENT WHICH MEANS TECH ONLY ADVANCES AS FAR AS THE GOVERNMENT WANTS IT TO!!! If they dont want to fund it anymore then tech wouldn’t advance. Elon wouldn’t be able to challenge the government to do better. You are simple minded and thats sad

[@FLAC2023]

@@TheCalebMoline Reagan did a lot of damage to this country by demonizing the government and the vast majority of Republicans believe this still today. He started Trickle Down Economics and destroyed the working class...I will take Jimmy Carter's years any day over today's middle class situation...

[@philippegauvin4127]

​@@carlbennett2417no accident indeed!

[@spitfireofatj5266]

Ever since Reagan said, "Don't look to government to solve problems, government IS the problem" there has been an anti-government attitude within the government. Couple that to Nixon thinking of all of "space" as "a Kennedy Thing" and the cancelling of Apollo when they were just getting good at it. The notion that "private enterprise" can do things better is a corporate myth that the corporate media echoes.

[@TraumaTizedLOL1]

Well, considering government has been corrupt since the beginning of its existence, yeah no one should like it. Unless you’re a boot licker of course that needs authority ruling over you.

[@corbinclark1770]

But what you described is used as a way to prove that private industry is better. Something like The Apollo program being cancelled isn’t a problem for a company who’s business model is built around these kinds of programs

[@mikesalive]

@@corbinclark1770 Where's the business model for going to the moon?

[@mlordwhiteslayerfromf.u.g]

​@@mikesaliveSpace tourism.

[@mlordwhiteslayerfromf.u.g]

​@@mikesaliveSpace Travel. There are many affluent individuals eager to invest large sums to visit the moon and Mars. Neil might be missing the point that numerous SpaceX investors are focused on securing a dominant position in space travel and potentially facilitating settlements on celestial bodies like the Moon, Mars, and further afield.

[@MarcusWieland-vp5ec]

Reporter: hypothetically speaking, if we got rid of all the cows on Earth eliminating all the methane gasses released from their farts, could that reverse global warming? Scientist: If we got rid of all the cows on Earth there would be a massive food crisis that might take us out before global warming does. Reporter: JUST HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING without going down all the different rabbit holes, just in theory, if all the cows were gone eliminating all the methane being released into the atmosphere from the cattle industry, could that reverse global warming? Scientist: ummm… possibly to a very small degree however there’s SEVERAL factors contributing to global wa- Reporter: BUT JUST STICKING TO COW FARTS ALONE in this instance and the amount to which it’s currently contributing to the problem aside from carbon emissions and fracking and everything else, would eliminating cows have any impact at all? Scientist: like I said, a very VERY small impact but not enough to completely reverse global warming. Reporter’s Headline: Scientists agree that exterminating cows could potentially reverse global warming, should farmers be worried about their livelihood?

[@Batmans_Pet_Goldfish]

This got a great chuckle out of me.

[@thereadersvoice]

Yup. And, this is why I haven't followed the news at all for the past 6 months and counting.

[@glassicblaster]

Farmers are discovering AMP grazing, which returns biodiversity to their fields including quail and native grasses

[@avinandanmondal4017]

Haha underrated comment

[@christopherlong3397]

Lol

[@AndreaSimone57]

The private enterprise usually has to Get some sort of public assistance anyway, then try to act like they are doing it alone

[@BigKandRtv]

100.00% correct. I challenge anyone to name one example to the contrary.

[@ggCA07]

exactly. does SpaxeX think it could have done what it has done without NASA astronauts, the International Space Station or NASA contracts?

[@JohnTorres1987]

Yep!

[@runoz2839]

*WHICH MAKES THE* *self made...* *an illusion!!!*

[@luck484]

May people who have "success" also have gratitude. Most internally attuned people don't hire PR people to make them into celebrities. It's an ego thing. I, as an individual, want to believe I deserve my successes and conveniently forget that I was educated and funded and encouraged and supported and fed and housed etc.

[@druvankley7367]

I love how NdGT just states facts. He doesn’t attack character, no personal jabs, just facts. BRAVO!!!

[@jesipohl6717]

if you look up the definition of hack, it's a picture of elon musk.

[@tanjeerg]

Yeah, look at the title of the video

[@maxx21285]

What? He's a terribly biased liberal muppet ffs... And you sycophants are even worse.

[@V34035]

Reading the comments it looks like he didn't.

[@storrho]

Doesn't take away the fact that Elon is weird.

[@Aram0978]

Your reasoning is a refreshing shower of common sense, argumentation and down to earth vision in these absurd, post truth times. Thanks

[@SnEIronWork]

I wonder what Neil thinks about about Elon Musk politics in the presidency

[@guyh954]

People need to understand that the engineers who ACTUALLY started SpaceX were former NASA contractors, and the Merlin engine is a NASA product at its base.

[@innercityprepper]

Huh, almost as if ultra-genius musk just habitually surfs coat tails.

[@G4vin4tor]

@@innercityprepperWell at least he invented Tesla! … oh wait

[@apexon]

⁠well at least he invented PayPal! Hold up🤔

[@Rasta_124]

You guys act like anybody who’s ever become a billionaire did it in their own stop being brain dead

[@nickmyers3065]

Also that musk wasnt engineering lol

[@AS-rk5vb]

Wisdom is juicy, sweet and refreshing. The win goes to Neil ✅️

[@tanjeerg]

😂😂😂😂

[@juanpablosanchezaveleyra6454]

You mean bias confirmation is refreshing?

[@AS-rk5vb]

@@juanpablosanchezaveleyra6454 Everybody experiences confirmation biases to some extent. It's only natural. To answer your question, in a way, yes. You could argue that wisdom is just a more refined version of confirmation bias. We all tend to filter things through the lens of our experiences and beliefs. But here's the difference the way I understand it: wisdom, ideally, is when you’ve been around long enough to see how wrong you’ve been a few times and you try to question your biases. So, while it’s still shaped by your experiences, wisdom is knowing that your lens might be cracked and trying to clean it up, instead of just staring through it without a second thought.

[@DamianHeinz]

I love that he has a platform where he can address misinterpretations and teach.

[@HellaHilarious]

He believes not letting men in women’s sports is a form of segregation akin to separation based on race

[@markduncan5000]

He's a propagandist.

[@Wilfoe]

@@HellaHilarious It kinda is. Separating sports by men and women is a bit ridiculous. Some men have higher or lower testosterone than others and some women have higher and lower testosterone than others. It would be much more effective to separate people by weight class, regardless of whether they're male or female. That would account for differences in testosterone.

[@pasqualeminichillojr831]

He isn't addressing misinterpretations. He is changing what he said, so people will still buy in to him.

[@birdbig1]

​@Wilfoe No, what's redicululous is the fact that you've never played a sport in your life and believe that men and women would be competing on an even playing field as long as they weigh the same. 😂😂😂

[@MikesAccoun-jx2zq]

The achievements of SpaceX are the achievements of people who are much smarter than Musk.

[@V34035]

Who could have done nothing without him.

[@Pool-h5w]

@V34035 daddy musk isn't going to give you a telsa for defending him

[@V34035]

@Pool-h5w Don't worry unlike you I don't beg ppl for money beacus they have more than me.

[@Ultimate6489]

​@V34035many, MANY people before and after him

[@uglyindian4401]

​@V34035Oh you'll be sorry for having said this... let's catch up once again after 4 years...

[@Gravitino900]

This why people should always watch the whole video

[@vapesnob7603]

Modern TikTok brain can’t handle more than a few seconds.

[@MbitaChizi]

😂​@@vapesnob7603

[@miguelcervantes4705]

I literally just said this in another video. People were screaming about the first 2 minutes in the video and in the 7 minute mark, they explain why the first 2 minutes were wrong. But 90% of the comments were people freaking out… 🤦‍♂️

[@Alic4444]

@@miguelcervantes4705 That's not exactly people generally, to be fair, that's a sample skewed heavily toward the intelligence of the trained pets of twitter as they lash out at anyone they worry might be underestimating their owner.

[@aleksanderorzechowski5580]

This is why people should not use clickbait titles

[@thisissostupidqsdfva]

I like this version of Neil. The one that talks to us like we are adults

[@dzfattnutz]

Neil usually talks to people not assuming we're all Astrophysicists, Theoretical Physicists, or Rocket Scientists because his content is intended for everyone, including children. He's a science communicator, and a damn good one, who wants to reach everyone who's interested in science regardless of their age or educational background. Many people think he's arrogant and talking down to people, but, in reality, he tends to simplify things so most laymen could possibly understand it as well.

[@Adam-tp8py]

@@dzfattnutzHe’s condescending and is happier assuming the person he’s talking to knows nothing about anything more than he does.

[@EverythingCameFromNothing]

He must’ve turned off kindergarten teacher mode 😜

[@lawrencemalone1900]

I like the elementary level of talks when he explains stuff. Actually sticks to my brain more and I feel like I learned a lot more than I would in a different tone

[@dzfattnutz]

@Adam-tp8py no, as I said, he doesn't assume that everyone in the audience is going to comprehend every topic as he or his colleagues would. If he can put it in terms a layman can understand, then someone who can already comprehend the information should be able to follow along just fine as well. His content, and I can't stress this enough, isn't for just one audience, it's for anyone interested regardless of age or educational background. That's why you see him paraphrase and simplify certain things that some of his guest speakers are talking about. He does that so that someone who might not have understood might better understand what the guest speaker is talking about.

[@pattuwale7629]

Indian here 🇮🇳 To be fair, Indian media does push the frontiers of click bait news

[@williamland1353]

Lol

[@tahmed2176]

chandus quite literally love BS innit XD

[@d3stiny117]

Came here to say that

[@LogisticalHurdles]

Isn't BS a multi-billion dollar industry in India?

[@Justchill13548]

Which one? ​@@LogisticalHurdles

[@destroyer9817]

Neil’s understanding of science is mind boggling but his unique ability to explain history and economics in a simple manner is remarkable

[@cfreinheimer]

I love listening to reasonable people who speak with humility, contrition and most importantly, knowledge.

[@abike3969]

Agreed 👍

[@SistaBadass66]

Preach❤

[@thelopen2604]

So why are you listening to Neil? The only one of those things he's got is knowledge of physics.

[@kingforaday8725]

Do you believe this dude is a fraud? Do you believe he is so smart just because he is black? Jus askin.

[@michaelstevens9256]

@@kingforaday8725you’re not just asking, you’re projecting what you think based probably on some polemical hyperventilating right wing non sense called “patriot report “ or something like that

[@Jack_Redview]

It’s sad what this country has turned into. The comments are more focused on who’s triggered and less on the actual content of the video. Everyone is always at each others throats for the sake of it. You can hate Elon, and like spaceX You can love nasa and hate the government. Why is it so hard for people to Have critical thinking skills?

[@bhabbott]

The clickbait title screen literally says 'my feud with Elon'. This video was _designed_ to attract such comments

[@penncapt]

Can I love Elon and Space x?

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

​@@bhabbottpretty much.

[@lvnyuu820]

​@@bhabbott True, but that doesn't mean we have to fall for the bait. We are humans, not insects

[@elenaroberts4294]

@@penncaptsure, I wouldn’t agree with you, but it’s not like I can magically make you not like them. Like whoever you want as long as you are civil about it

[@ThatFijianGuy]

Elon has concepts of a plan 😂

[@Ssjgnolan]

When has nasa ever reused a rocket or caught one back on arrival with robotic arms ? Never, SpaceX is the standard for space travel and exploration

[@GuyJustChillin]

@@Ssjgnolan um… no 😂

[@firerock9320]

@@Ssjgnolan Space Shuttle was reused.

[@Premenyc]

Whats ur plan?

[@TinyBubbleExtreme]

what have you done this week?

[@user-vk7cp1op9p]

Media never explained your important distinction made, or included that fact to correct the false idea of individual enterprise leading the space frontier, and not continuing in support of the frontier. You explained this very well and I thank you, as I had not understood that distinction. Well presented!

[@kenthompson5723]

Media never explained your important distinction made, or included that fact to correct the false idea -------------------------------------------------------------------- The "news" media isn't interested in details or facts. They're interested in Neilson ratings and (internet) clicks. That's what runaway capitalism is good for.

[@neonchronicles]

I feel joy and deep curiosity every time I hear Neil speak on a topic.

[@neonchronicles]

@@djcapstacka1725 I was exaggerating and over-simplifying with the use of “every time.” I agree, he may have views that don’t align with my own. But I do admire his eloquence in sparking curiosity and being so excited about the topics he shares that the responses are contagiously uplifting and energizing. There’s BIG value in that-I’d argue even more value than “right vs wrong”

[@kingforaday8725]

Do you believe some would rather listen to elephant farts? Jus askin.

[@kathyquinones1984]

Me too!

[@neonchronicles]

@@kingforaday8725 I guess to each their own! You askin for a friend?

[@kingforaday8725]

@@neonchronicles Yeah....one with an elephant!

[@SpottedSharks]

Lewis & Clark expedition in 1804-06 is a great example of government footing the bill for exploring a frontier.

[@Governor1993]

Yes and the government probably wouldn't ever had done it if it weren't for the prospect fof gold, coal, metals, and other natural resources. If the west was all one massive desert, who knows if it would ever have happened.

[@binsarm9026]

​@@Governor1993well obviously there had to be a prospect, nobody is saying governments do things for no gain. it's just that private Enterprise will NOT do it if the ROI is unclear.

[@felipaorfr]

Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator funded by the Spanish crown. Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovered" Brazil sponsored by the Portuguese crown...

[@ronblack7870]

@@Governor1993 same reason russia invaded and conquered siberia . at that time it was all about furs which made the czars rich as F.

[@ronblack7870]

@@felipaorfr they just found out he was jewish

[@brianmckee3991]

"That's a five minute meeting." I'm going to quote you on that.

[@40hup]

Uh, now I‘m holding my breath…

[@bogtrotter5110]

How 'bout we save those extraterrestrial resources for saving what we have here.

[@myflippinggoodness8821]

​@@bogtrotter5110lol short of more moon dust, we are NOT getting extraterrestrial resources for a very long time. We are absolutely not ready for that yet

[@Lenovo_public]

You guys are old and think with limitation old day gone by. Things should take this long and Elon can’t do this. Keep watching while other people “engineers” get things done using their own money. You can stay in this planet and with your own ignorance and old ideas. The old ways of controlled advancements are over. Hold on to your pants 😂

[@shotelco]

Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful enters the meeting: "...well, how do I make money on this deal? You don't know? Take this idea behind the barn and shot it".

[@9Naethy]

A coherent human being, with a clear mind!

[@matthewhejazi6741]

I agree with you 100%. However, I don't think any astronauts will be walking on Mars anytime soon. We’re still having issues just to land on the moon.

[@matthewhejazi6741]

@ typo, thanks

[@jajaafrica]

Obviously, and lets be honest, the cost outweighs the reward right now. All of the so called benefits are things which probably at the minimum will happen after we are all dead

[@awesomeGking]

Probably research i should do on my own but why are we having trouble getting back to the moon now? I remember hearing years ago that our phones had matched the computing power of that first mission

[@jarredbell4455]

Shoot for mars, if you miss maybe you'll lan on the moon

[@meredithsolis2905]

We technically never left Tucson, if you look up the biosphere 2 ☠️

[@obsidian7644]

I feel like alot of ppl forget what NASA accomplished.

[@Polo22546]

Correct.

[@chichidog625]

so what? nasa is funded by the people. it should serve people. youre saying it like we should be grateful to nasa. they got paid doing what the love. not to mention the corruption and the monopolies involved. you better hope for some useful data that could benefit everyone. now work.

[@duploman1000]

I was so enamoured by nasa as a child and all their accomplishments, that was a national aerospace effort that took humanity to impossible heights, it was what made me respect the United States culturally, their obsession with the free market and free enterprise has never meshed with me. Enterprise is good but like with an ecosystem, only a diverse one is health, and It’s not always immediately a return on investment to plant a tree

[@obsidian7644]

@@chichidog625 nasa didn't owe anyone anything just bc they were "funded" deosnt mean the employees had to risk their lives in many cases. Progress isn't free and requires sacrifice. Especially when talking about space travel. I'm not sure what you are trying to say?

[@obsidian7644]

@@chichidog625 please, go "type" things nasa invented. Power tools, the computer mouse, freeze drying, water filters, enriched baby formula, camera phones/portable computers, NIKE air sneakers, mylar, high power solar cells, precision GPS, ice resistant airplanes, home insulation, wireless headphones, better packaged food, CAT scans, and finally While NASA didn't directly invent the internet as we know it today, they played a crucial role in its early development by creating a high-speed data network system to communicate with spacecraft, which laid the groundwork for the internet's infrastructure; specifically, NASA developed the "NASA Science Internet"

[@Creepy-Girl]

Today's journalism is frustrating.

[@azpont7275]

Well, most of it is just propaganda. Biggest news outlets are owned by wealthy capital owners. Journalism is great and much needed, it’s just quite rare nowdays.

[@unpredictableninja1719]

Mainly in scientific reporting

[@cwpv2477]

Best go with analysis from tanks n shows of different countries as basis n then make ur mind up. Otherwise its just emotional limbo imo.

[@devak45167]

Too true…

[@thogvii934]

you can thank the owners of media corporations for that. they only let the journalists publish what suits corporate interest

[@VeronicaB70]

Thank you Sr, thank you🙏🏽

[@KyrellosNyawallow]

Neil is right. There's no direct comparison between SpaceX and NASA. It's absolutely true that SpaceX has achieved amazing feats with reusable and cheaper rockets, but it's absolutely important to credit NASA's contribution to the same in form of technology transfer to SpaceX, that has contributed positively to their crazy achievements, as well as funding that allowed them to operate profitably. Even in this vein, I have seen no mentions in the comments about the Delta Clipper, the true OG of vertical takeoff and landing rockets, which was developed by NASA decades ago. Apart from this, space exploration goes way beyond rockets to Astronomy and other space sciences, where no other entity approaches NASA's achievements. I will end it here for brevity, but keep in mind that even when hopefully SpaceX lands rockets on Mars, it will have benefitted immensely from NASA's knowledge and experience landing rovers and even from data gathered by them, as well as NASA orbiters around Mars. Let's acknowledge new achievements, but also give credit where it's due. We all stand on the shoulders of giants.

[@merphul]

It's also of note that Space X isn't doing this with private funding as the impetuous but government contracts as the source of funding. It's not exactly "private" industry if the industry is still held up by government money. We're a long, long way from space travel being sustained by the free market.

[@stevenbaumann8692]

Looks like you are one of the few adults in the room.

[@MoireFly]

I'm not sure the reusability feat is quite as extreme as people like to imply. In particular, I don't like the analogy with planes - reusability works when the costs it imposes are relatively limited, and when one-off costs like fuel don't dominate. It's not clear how much that holds for rocketry, especially for the newest hype that is starship. It's certainly clear that it matters less than for most transport, even for the Falcon 9 - those costs are low by today's standards, but the old Russian launches had a lower price (who knows about cost) at least, and the difference isn't earth-shattering in any case. Perhaps the extra fuel costs or inspection costs eat up most of the gains, or perhaps it's the lower payload limits, but for whatever reason the gains merely seem fairly respectable at smaller sizes, rather than insanely huge like they are for a plane flight, say. And at Starship scale, it's still entirely unproven. Reading the tea-leaves, the projected need for dozens of refueling launches in between to achieve what just one launch could in the 1970s sounds ominous; but perhaps not fatal. Hopefully we'll learn soon enough whether that concept was viable, but it doesn't look obvious right now.

[@Ryzard]

​@@merphul for real man. Like, this would require trillions in government funding. Why on earth would that money be spent investing in a company over just expanding and supporting NASA's existing efforts, where government oversight and the ability to change out the leaders and correct course exist.

[@DogMechanic]

Thanks for mentioning NASAs vertically landing rockets. If it was so innovative and a truly viable solution, they would have pursued it further. They didn't because, even if it saved some money, it's simply safer to build a whole new rocket [for unmanned and piloted missions, both]. The more stuff a rocket relies on for a successful mission [including repairs after use], the more pieces there are that can go wrong. S'that simple.

[@vitkomazzetti2340]

I agree with Neil -- the media were easily misinforming about his opinion about SpaceX and Elon Musk. The media should apologize to Neil.

[@dadnonlyd3]

the media is responsible for alot of societal ills including reelecting Trump

[@kingforaday8725]

Hahahaha Dont you believe he is a fraud? What has he ever done? An expert by virtue of being able to check a particular box?

[@StaceNyourFacee]

​@@kingforaday8725We found the Musk simp. 😂

[@kingforaday8725]

@@StaceNyourFacee Musk builds rockets, electric cars, satellite systems, Nuralink, Twitter, etc. I have heard about a "dude" that uses big vocabulary words they or their audience dont even understand and has minions think he is a god!!! His greatest claim to fame is to be able to check a special box . Uses the work of much more intelligent and real scientists to make himself SEEM to be so special. I wonder who that would be?

[@kingforaday8725]

@@StaceNyourFacee Sounds like I struck a nerve!!!!! Musk will turn MAGA into SUPER MAGA!!!! Hahahahaha

[@loganl7547]

I watched a recent interview of Elon Musk by Bill Maher, and while I'm not strictly a fan of Maher he questioned Musk several times and tried to get him to elaborate on assertions he had made and each time Musk said "trust me, I know this stuff" or something else to that effect. Musk never once actually elaborated on things he said, never explained his logic, reasoning, or source, he just expected everyone to take his statements as facts. This is a man who is both quite intelligent (but not an omnipotent being with all the knowledge of the universe and he is certainly capable of being wrong, who also isolates himself on islands of yes men who never disagree with him or challenge him. He has gradually become dillusional as a result.

[@bidyo1365]

🤣

[@Scema12]

Wow so you watched one interview and made up your mind. Nice bro

[@younghannibal7434]

​@@Scema12musk is not a genius he is a business man and a evil one

[@loganl7547]

@bigdaddyyc you can't post external l!nks to yt. Also: my silly sleep deprived brain typed Bill O'Reilly and meant Bill Maher.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

he is a grifter. full stop.

[@lynetteroberts977]

Thank You Neil for telling the TRUTH🎉❤

[@jimhodge7257]

I don't see this as divisive or antagonistic, he's actually clarifying that he is not at odds with Elon.

[@MM-jc7uv]

Unfortunately today’s monkey brains cant think critically and think that you’re either on one side or the other and there’s no in between. The internet is a blessing, but it’s given the idiots of the world too much power and influence

[@bikkiikun]

But the trustfund baby who grew up on daddy's apartheit profits can't handle reality.

[@Dinofaustivoro]

But he should, Musk is a criminal and SpaceX is a colonial criminal proyect

[@iamgoo]

@@bikkiikunYou’re cringe

[@paralleluniverse99]

​@@bikkiikunkeep crying and feeding your envy, baby girl 🤣

[@citywitt3202]

I think the problem here is that we sort of collectively forgot what it was like to have geopolitical pressures, and we’re only just figuring that out again now. The Cold War was the most insane level of foot on gas we’ve seen. In the same decade we got the Concorde, the Saturn 5, the first fusion weapons, the computer and the frickin TV! None of those were built because we wanted to, they were built because we had to.

[@ixinor]

Well yes and no - since these scientific progresses were already in the making BEFORE the world wars. But the GAS you're talking about surely advanced it quicker because more money was available for those inventions. And that's the thing. A government can pay for the ENTIRE control of the government if it needs to.

[@milaanvigraham8664]

Are you talking about the 50s or the 60s?

[@Ryan-on5on]

With Putin, Xi, and (God-willing) one-term Trump ramping up the geopolitical stakes in recent years, the U.S. might soon find itself again in a position where it can't afford to be on the technological cutting edge!

[@clippership8381]

I think it's worth mentioning that many projects after WWII were taken up because Government did not want to experience another kinetic Pearl Harbor event (let alone an unforeseen event like the atom bomb coming out of nowhere in the short span of 4 years). Basic Science was funded in a very big way because of the cautionary tale that was Pearl Harbor and the atom bomb. It's probably a big reason why George Mason University and the National Science Foundation NSF exist near DC.

[@stevenmcguinness4751]

TV? That predates the 2nd World War. The rest is true

[@angerinebrown3711]

Thank you for clarity and Truth a lot of people needed to hear this including myself 🙏🏽❤️👏🏽

[@TatiQ0]

I’m going to be late to work today (just about 5 steps away to my “office”) because I can’t stop listening to Dr. deGrasse Tyson.

[@D4RTHTANO]

People talking about billionaire business men "inventing" something, is like talking about a child getting pocket money from its parents and claiming to have worked for it.

[@enigmalfidelity]

Huh? Bad analogy. You purposefully skipped the true definition to fit a bias. This would be like a child getting pocket money from their parents, investing in a lemonade stand, and making money off the profits. You knew this before you typed your comment. Cognitive dissidents is just lying to yourself

[@BrucknerMotet]

Didn't Al Gore "invent" the Internet? LOL.

[@niccosalonga9009]

Well then there should be a term for a billionaire or some other benefactor conceptualizing something and paying others to make it work.

[@mnomadvfx]

@@niccosalonga9009 They do. They are called INVESTORS. You might as well give credit to Steve Jobs for Pixar's entire filmography prior to Disney acquiring them simply because he made the initial big investment. Also Musk didn't conceptualize squat. He just saw a glaringly obvious niche in the orbital launch market caused by Boeing and Lockheed dropping the ball and took advantage of it. IMHO the fact of Boeing and Lockheed dropping the ball is a result of decades of govmt contracts to them getting paid regardless of time and cost overruns - they are spoiled, entitled and lazy while SpaceX were hungry newcomers. Give SpaceX a couple of decades on the govmt subsidized tit and they will be just as bad, if not worse with someone with an ego like Musk's in the driving seat. Everything from a technological sense at SpaceX is basically NASA/JPL trailblazed during the space race for the rockets, and the 80s/90s for the vertical landing concept - the latter of which was made much more viable for SpaceX by modern, faster/more capable computers to handle automatically vs what they had in the 90s.

[@fredomulo2146]

Without massive government contracts and subsidies space x or tesla would be toast...

[@LifeOfnuruDeen]

5:09 "That's a 5 minutes meeting"-😂😂😂

[@VanHalenIsolated]

When I saw the title, I first thought it said, “My Feud with Felon.” Lol

[@DarksideChaotix]

In fact, both titles are accurate. 😂

[@saswatsethi2739]

​@@DarksideChaotix indeed it is

[@ronnkenn68]

Even the science fiction series "The Expanse", which was written by physicists at Sandia National Labs, exploration of the solar system can't happen without fusion technology and reactors. We are barely now touching on that part of science, and a workable fusion reactor or fusion "drive" on a rocket is still about 50 years out. It'll be the 22nd Century before we see humans on Mars.

[@MrSsadab]

He threw lots of money at people vastly more intelligent than him and takes the credit.

[@SaschaRobitzki]

He is good at that.

[@Antowan]

Facts!

[@conors2104]

That’s really business. You need a team

[@cleantakes837]

If it’s that simple, why hasn’t anyone else had the same success?

[@91djstar]

​@@cleantakes837because not everyone is the offspring of emerald mine owners.

[@user-ke7km8fv9o]

Thank you Neil. We need more people like you in this world.

[@Sowhat-u6f]

Not

[@user-ke7km8fv9o]

@NotJRB Someone here is jealous.

[@Juul1964]

​@@Sowhat-u6fexplain why not

[@CHAMP_theBULLDOG27]

No we don’t

[@homemaintenance1234]

What? He is a prime grifter. Vastly overrated.

[@priyankbisht6229]

can't believe you had to clarify something so obvious.

[@Chris-hx3om]

Unfortunately your country is so polarized that it needed saying.

[@Anakin_Ackerman]

​@@Chris-hx3om media is always rage baiting.

[@albertfoxx2922]

Well the media has been full of 💩 in the past couple months so this explanation was needed

[@JanLauritzen]

@@Chris-hx3om Ha! Great comment! The Country Formerly Known As USA

[@shedflips]

He didn’t have to, he’s clout chasing

[@viggoajackrussell-hyperact223]

I just love how you speak to us at a lower level of space education, and we (can) learn (if we will)

[@FullAfterburner]

SpaceX hasn't done a moon mission like NASA has in the 60s!

[@KevinJusticeWarrior]

Why tf would they want to go to the moon

[@SanctuaryLife]

Give it time, what’s wrong with you people! They’re still building starship.

[@My_Nostalgic_Eulogy]

Did they thoughhhh

[@fleafrier1]

@@SanctuaryLifeStarship is a terrible design for a lunar lander

[@DarksideChaotix]

​@@KevinJusticeWarrior Not to mention SpaceX did not exist in the 60s. Grandpa went to the moon.

[@antiHUMANDesigns]

I don't get why people are so excited that spaceX managed to land the booster when the McDonnell Douglas DC-X ("Delta Clipper") already did this in the mid-90s. Once again, SpaceX was not the first, but is only doing something we had already done around 35 years earlier....!

[@briancheung5576]

I also have no idea why ppl are so excited by rocket landing, given that we have been landing spacecraft from orbit for decades.

[@WhatAmIDoing-c9z]

@@briancheung5576 Any advancements for any company or space program with exploration on the brain is an advancement for science as a whole. The booster catch was an incredible leap for SpaceX and everyone else regardless of history. SpaceX learning this technology whether they're the first or not is one more group able to explore space, and that's what space EXPLORATION is about.

[@CheesyMez]

delta clipper didnt return from orbital velocities...

[@antiHUMANDesigns]

@@CheesyMez Neither did any of spaceX's boosters.

[@CheesyMez]

@ delta clipper flew to 2.5km, f9 flies to 80km, not a comparison. plus f9 boosters have been reused >20 times at this point

[@deniseelles4545]

NASA's been on Mars, unmanned, for decades

[@anonymoushonesty2688]

Yeah. Now guess why they haven't been manned.

[@Just_another_Euro_dude]

Yup. Soviet Union been to Venus in the early 1980s and made photos of the surface of that planet. ESA landed on a comet, Japan landed on an asteroid. Major space agencies of the world basically explored big part of the Solar system already. There's 100 more achievements of NASA, ESA, USSR, Japan, China, India, that i can't mention all here, but they are easy to find online and all of them are really spectacular.

[@mikesalive]

@@Just_another_Euro_dude Yes, and some of them may actually be real.

[@skiingislife3786]

Pushing the envelope! (Inside the envelope)

[@sonax1222]

Thank you Neil!! For being you!

[@CallMePenny300]

This really was the best possible way to reset the click bait viewed that popped up unnecessarily, thanks for taking the time to lay out your thoughts and the conditions of this so clearly.

[@letsinvest1476]

"Government is not concerned about ROI, private investors do." Few truer words have been spoken. SpaceX definitely need NASA just as much as NASA needs SpaceX.

[@ilikeoranges3869]

I mean i'd say all the knowledge and experience gained from nasa or other space agencies is fantastic ROI

[@dalehepworth1647]

I fully agree! and not only in terms of they need each others technical knowledge and such combined, but also on the simple basis of without NASA (and the global space agencies) SpaceX would have little to no need currently to send people into orbit besides brief testing as there would be no ISS requiring astronauts and supplies, and without SpaceX NASA (and co.) would find it incredibly difficult to reasonably sustain the ISS financially or guarantee the ability to get there with the current or potential future geopolitical tensions (USA and Europe can't consistently rely on Russia to take their astronauts up there like they used to). So they essentially work hand in hand in pretty much every single aspect, they rely on each other a lot.

[@godfathaofyo]

And that's how the government got into 34Trillion dollars of unsustainable debt

[@chrissmith7669]

But government after all these years have a low tolerance for risk. SpaceX and the others don’t have the baggage of previous failures.

[@travisgatlin536]

NASA does not “need” SpaceX.

[@ScottThomasAllen-v2q]

Glad to be a supporter of Star Talk, Neil De Grasse & Company❤

[@syedfasih74]

Very well explained. Thank you!

[@Festivejelly]

You are a wonderful science communicator. We should all be thankful for your contributions to science. You inspire a ton of young people to pursue science.

[@thehuggz-i9k]

Back when everyday astronaut had his interview with Jeff Bezos a comment was made about how we're in a golden age of space. I mean yea we have more launch providers than ever before and space is entering the commercial sector for the first time. Amazing without a doubt, but what has been achieved by it? All I could think was Starlink. That is the only thing that was not previously achievable, at least not on the timeline it was achieved. The launch cadence required for it is too high. And it's deployment was entirely thanks to the rapid refurbiahability of F9. I'm a big fan of space, but I'm still waiting for something of significant note to happen.

[@bertschb]

Reusing first stage orbital class boosters - and landing them on ships at sea. Pretty significant. Catching a 200' tall first stage starship booster by the launch tower. I'd say that's pretty significant.

[@thehuggz-i9k]

@@bertschb I get what you're saying and I will not, by any means, downplay the significance of that. It's amazing. The freaking booster catch a few weeks ago... I felt like I was in a dream. Absolutely surreal. But that's not a space achievement. It's a technological advancement that will unlock the potential for greater space achievements. Does that make sense? Falcon 9 has lowered the cost to orbit significantly, but all we've really done with it is launch satellites faster. An achievement, yes, but minor at best. We do have new space stations on the way, but most of those were in their design phase before the possibility of super heavy lift vehicles was something anyone was willing to take a gamble on. So the reality is that SpaceX is able to innovate MUCH faster than the community surrounding them. Elon's ADHD/autism addled brain will have some other grand direction to go in once SS/SH is closer to being complete and we'll all say it's impossible until it becomes clear he's making it reality. But until the community can catch up and dream dreams as big as his, we're gonna keep watching orbital launches with an occasional interesting lunar or interplanetary mission here and there.

[@gregorymiron8116]

Most people on earth do not understand that once you get out of Earth's orbit distance is measured in light years. The Milky Way galaxy which the Earth is a part of is approximately 100,000 light years across. And one light year is 6 trillion miles. So as you can see with the distances involved in interplanetary space travel it's going to take many lifetimes before we can get up to the kind of speeds needed for interplanetary space travel.

[@timl1481]

Thank you. This is the most sensible, enlightening, yet grounding thing I've heard on the internet for a while.

[@TheEnclave-13-0]

I'm naming my space laser that shoots Asteroids, to protect Earth from extinction, after Neil.

[@nyc220guy]

Neil deLaser Diode

[@akirakato1293]

NEIL: Near-Earth Interception Laser

[@MrLuc420]

The jews already have that market cornered.

[@drcrankenstein]

Neil deBlast Tyson?

[@slowly-but-eventually]

​@@akirakato1293 You understood the assignment.

[@asinuscacas]

Excited to check back on this video in the future

[@embaby11]

4:31 India has been weirdly obsessed with Elon and defend him constantly for no reason 😂😂

[@andrew4x4au666]

With his support for Trump, Putin will be soon too.

[@tricorn]

Putin endorses Kamala. She is the military industrial complex candidate ​@@andrew4x4au666

[@MrAlexandersaurus]

Witch is weird bc India is also wildly outperforming spacex when it comes to mars exploration

[@kushnkanopy8940]

@@MrAlexandersaurus its not about accomplishments its about engineering, india space agency landed on the moon the cheapest way and spacex is reusing their rockets

[@LucidStrike]

Modi and his fascist party WOULD love Musk

[@MrGabsol]

I know nothing about space and the universe but since following this channel, it all coming together now!! Thank you!

[@trulsdirio]

5:36 No, then Elon rolls out his prototype and renders of an app, tells you he can do it by the next year, then the next year, then the next year, then ... you get the point. Just like the Hyperloop, just like the self driving taxi, that works for you, just like the Tesla Roadster, you once again get the point, I hope.

[@cody967]

Lol forgot about the self driving taxi that was gonna make you rich 😂

[@AmericanBoy1776]

That’s the rich and crooked strategy. Lie, cheat, steal, and then use very smart people to do the work for you, and if it all goes wrong, blame the minorities and immigrants. Old as the Roman Empire.

[@kofiadosprempeh6965]

From Alabama, home of The Huntsville Space and Rocket Center 🚀

[@sasukesarutobi3862]

1:21 To me, the milestone was that the cost and risk for orbital transfer was manageable enough that private enterprise could take over. But it definitely was way overblown for it to be hailed as solely down to Elon's ingenuity rather than SpaceX engineers building on NASA's legacy. A relay race isn't won solely by the hand that takes the baton.

[@og.foodboy]

When you think about it scientists kinda like banditos and Nico is Elon and trench is space and Clancy is like Neil Armstrong or something 🤯🤯🤯

[@dareese6778]

Like the baton idea.

[@joshuapowers4623]

And now it costs even more to do the se stuff

[@trevorjrooney]

It's also not surprising that's the case. Governments are not usually know for being efficient with anything, let alone budgeting. It is pushing the boundaries of who and what can go to or be done in space, which has some massive future implications. There's gene specific protein medicine that's hard to build on earth under our gravity, quantum computers might be able to be more finely and precisely assembled in orbit. But the only reason we have sufficient data to determine if this is cost effective for private companies is due to the huge and wasteful expenditures up front, things private industry, not even ideologs like Musk, would dare do.

[@81mrmusicman]

Neil is so jealous of Elon😂😂😂

[@bobtausworthe]

Too bad "sound bites" are much more fun and simpler to read than peer reviewed papers.

[@firemedic10271]

Elon is the new "my pillow guy"

[@simplemeals1540]

I would slow down with your judgement on Elon. Your party lost bc of Elon changed side and all of sudden he is a bad guy for the left? 😅 he is still the wealtiest man on the planet-

[@christopheromnipotent4541]

😂 yea never seen him so happy with someone It was strange to see. I kinda forgot he's just a guy like the rest of us

[@MarkColden]

​@@simplemeals1540And to greedy people who worship money, that is important, right?

[@thomasbach-zy1kn]

I love to hear an intelligent person like Neil de Grasse Tyson letting the air out of Bigmouth. Should happen more frequent.

[@The44kGaming]

StarTalk should invite Elon Musk for an episode! I'd love to see the conversation about space travel between the two.

[@Sarcasaurus76]

Honestly, I hate Elon the wannabe politician, but I bet he'd be fascinating to listen to if he were using his brain where it seriously excels. Serious scientific discovery comes from people like him, people who are equal parts nutty and genius - and have a bank account to support both.

[@dreadlord5581]

@@Sarcasaurus76 Yep, as a Mechanical engineer he is a genius, as a Social engineer he is an abomination.

[@Tenebrous227]

Same

[@broken_abi6973]

​@@dreadlord5581he is not even a mechanical engineer. He is mainly an investor and manager

[@goth_ross]

Elmo IS NOT A mechanical engineer lol. where did you get that? tesla was created by two other. very smart engineers. he came in and elbowed his way to being the fuhrer of it. space x is full of smart people. Elon is not one of the,.

[@RDWRER19]

I despise elon for many unrelated issues, but it's always nice to see a strong public figure state their distaste for him as well

[@annfrierson6325]

Thank you for bringing facts to the conversation…not phony speculation & political greed!

[@silvertongue3003]

I wouldn’t mind riding a one way rocket to Mars, just fill the ship up with enough weed and munchies

[@jiarthr76]

Then teh mission would be useless🤣😂

[@28704joe]

And a ping pong table

[@FortuneKookie420]

Sounds lovely when you put it tha way. Where do i sign up?

[@Nepsanagaer]

@@FortuneKookie420 And shrooms

[@Rikuto01]

NASA has plenty of former Astronauts-turned-addict who are already qualified for the job.

[@corporatehippy]

Neil: "Mars isn't quite ready to receive people on a one way trip" Me: "But I'm ready for Musk to go to Mars on a one way trip"

[@antonroux6737]

this is a really important message and at this time needs to be more widely known ❤❤

[@saqer10-g2n]

0:34 you have to expect that from the media

[@tw2334]

Thank you for pointing this out and always being a source of honest, truth, and facts.

[@seanmarshall5463]

Space X hasn’t done more than NASA in the past yet, but it is currently DOING more than NASA, and is on pace to pass them up in the next few years

[@arthurlefevre7706]

It's going where NASA didn't go, but NASA will still obliterate them for a long time

[@TheTrueFeleas]

Clearly you didn't watch the video. They're the current subcontractor to NASA. That's all they are.

[@Savvy_KrisS]

Thank you for speaking out on this topic❤ Could not agree more.

[@anonnimus]

SpaceX is a government contractor. NASA has hired government contractors since day 1. NASA 20 years ago launched a program to reduce the cost space access to $1000 per lb, from $10,000 per lb. They did this through setting up and funding a competition which SpaceX is currently winning. But that's it. The biggest difference difference between SpaceX and Boeing. Is that SpaceX used the fail fast approach. Build, test, fail, learn, build, test, fail, learn. Whereas Boeing used traditional Aerospace Waterfall engineering techniques learned through years of being regulated the FAA. Design,Design, Design, Engineer, engineer, engineer. Math, Math, Math. Simulate simulate simulate. Triple redundancy, safety safety safety. OK build the supply chain. OK build the one or two very expensive prototypes, get approval and go to production. SpaceX did everything in parallel, and took the Agile iterative approach, with very cheep test vehicles. That's how they succeed. But they're still a government contractor paid by the government. Your tax dollars at work.

[@randomcomputer7248]

no

[@jon07crz]

lol safe? Didn’t their severely engineered and designed spaceship just stranded astronauts in space because it was deemed unsafe? You people will bend over backwards to credit everyone but space X

[@gmmeier321]

@@randomcomputer7248 Yes

[@stuckinfoned79]

We shouldn't be subsidizing private corporations with taxpayer dollars. We should be re-nationalizing the space industry.

[@machineman268]

We shouldn't be giving billions of dollars to foreign nations either.

[@verylongtrain]

Why would you want to waste more taxpayer dollars? SpaceX has saved Nasa SO much money, and will save them much more later. The SLS projects which is run by Nasa is RIDICULOUSLY expensive and with no benefit or reuseability.

[@thorH.]

Yeah if you were familiar with the matter you wouldn’t say that

[@sunnydsouza8551]

That's not how things work dummy

[@thejusmar]

The "nationalized" part is just handing contracts to Boeing/lockeed/Rocketdyne to do nothing with. The SLS is a useless money pit dragging us down. We'd be better off just using old saturn V modules.

[@Phairexial]

Elon and epic don’t belong in the same headline. 💀

[@joy-c8v6r]

LOve you Mr. DeGrasse Tyson!

[@levantinian]

My feud with Elon is that he is a fascist oligarch.

[@BluntBrazenCurt_Evolved]

That’s a damn good reason.

[@AmericanBoy1776]

Fascist, Racist, Bully Bigot; Oligarchy supporter, and a hater of a particular religion, which goes along with Fascist.

[@shApYT]

They weren't even first to VTOL rockets. McDonnell Douglas did it first with the DC-X.

[@DejectedJester]

I remember your Cosmos documentary series! It was my favorite thing to watch as a kid!

[@Demthedecolonizer]

I loved everything about this

[@ufodude1000]

Yes he's saying space x needs to quit

[@user-rr9lv9ll4x]

@@ufodude1000 No, he is not.

[@lucianciuperca4955]

3:30. BINGO!

[@SecularFart]

Yup. THIS is why musk is dangerous. He is willing to do things with poor ROI but for POWER instead. He is trying to seat power. Pure and simple. And he is also in cahoots with russia. Im not a conspiracy person but he worries me with his behavior and power as is.

[@gailforce]

He's tapping into the dreams of nerds to boost his stock value. He realised there are many whales out there who will invest in his junk

[@lucadellasciucca967]

His just is the best technology on earth! Boosting his stocks does nothing if he doesn t sell them to spend on his own interests. Do your resaerch, invest in Tesla.

[@pinkpidgeon6926]

@@lucadellasciucca967 yeah like hyperloop.

[@lucadellasciucca967]

@@pinkpidgeon6926 Like the hyperloop what?! It doesn t even exist yet. Making the impossible merely late! Do your research my guy, the boring company has never stopped making progress. You people call delusional on every product Elon Musk has ever proposed, than the product happens and you just go to the next like it never did! Keep it up, the more you bet against Elon Musk the more money I make :P

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

Yep, and believe the excuses. First off, I'd never trust a guy who sells off $15 billion worth of Tesla stock and says, "But you need to hang on to your stock, I'm doing this for the good of the company, trust me!" I would've dumped my stock the day after he did. That $15 billion is a cushion for when it all crashes.

[@nathanmathews2148]

​@lucadellasciucca967 how those boots taste?

[@DowneyBullPincher]

Nasa hasn't landed a rocket after launching said rocket

[@nejaahalcyon]

I agree with everything but one detail: that private means cheaper. This is untrue historically. Sure at first it might be cheaper - else how do you capture market? - but the price quickly goes back to where it was and beyond.

[@Jerock2610]

i think what he meant is that private business is always about profit, which means it would always try to cheapen production costs, so inarguable would make space travel cheaper, but since its about profit, means the market would pay the price for the "risk" taken on production, marketing and investing, which in my opinion is dumb, but my opinion dont matter here.

[@socalcrypto]

& importantly, once a feat is accomplished the government doesn't benefit directly from all their investments, the private company takes all future gains.

[@anthonyrock5039]

He didn't say cheaper, he clarified who pays for it.

[@CheesyMez]

this is true for some established industries, mostly natural monopolies, or things that can only work when operating at a loss (public transport for example) but for something like space travel, this simply will not be the case. imagine if the government had sole control over aircraft production. i shudder.

[@headyhere]

I agree that spaceX has not expanded space exploration any further. Space industry margins are low and hence lack of competition. I think SpaceX deserves some credit for the fact they showed courage/risk to be in business and that opened the door to other competitors to enter.

[@itiswhatitis1345]

So happy you spoke up for advice on potential advanced adventures.

[@scotthogan6891]

Well done thank you for fixing the audio

[@stephenthomas7298]

I still think a moon base is the 1st step

[@jenot7164]

And why is that?

[@alexanderflores-MazterDestiny]

@@jenot7164 closer, and likely because of the helium-2 the main material to use for fusion reactors, so its serves as a double function, since we could more easily create a functional fusion reactor and advance even more civilization. (the actual nuclear reactor are fission reactors)

[@onEmEmbErstudios]

I mean, yeah, why not the moon first?

[@gramma677]

I mean a moon base seems like a good way to test out all the things to send to mars. And having a moon base anyway would be excellent.

[@MrRedberd]

Moon Base! Moon Base! Everyone wants that sweet sweet Helium 3, might as well be us I also want asteroid mining technology, sooner than later

[@kevprange]

7:52 Musk worried about safety? 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@danagunter6321]

His shareholders are worried about it, because purposely putting people into danger violates laws that would leave the company open to legal consequences and fines.

[@martinzehentner]

More Worried about civil lawsuits.

[@ragingmenace1984]

8:01 hang on…..so we haven’t learned how to go to the moon we have to re learn it each time?

[@CosminDon]

It’s another technology, other people, other times. Of course we ain’t gonna wing it!

[@master02011998]

Apollo project costed around 350bln dollars (adjusted by today's inflation). Artemis project is less than 100bln. Add all the safety measures added since last century now you know why

[@vrabgaz9944]

You'd rather they just build a new rocket with modern technology and *not* test it rigorously before they put people inside it to land on the moon?

[@jordaneggerman4734]

Sounds like someone just wants to shoot people at the Moon... 😂😂

[@lZGamerzI]

They tested saturn 5, we are going with SLS ofcourse we need to test it

[@WhittFarms]

What a great educational video that is simple and fun. Thank you for making these videos on this platform for all to share. ❤