Comment by coldtea

>And yet SpaceX flies the most reliable rocket in history more frequently than anyone in the world has ever flown, takes astronauts to the ISS regularly, and does so for far less then any competition

Yeah, after almost half a century, they passed 70s-era Soyuz numbers.

>Tesla changed the automobile from ICE to BEV in a way people wanted to buy and was practical as a replacement for any use

The magic of EV subsidies (for both Tesla and buyers).

>And the Mars missions so far are just delayed.

The magic of that statement is that it can be true at any point in the future!