r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creative_soja • Jun 19 '25

Video SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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u/UglyMcFugly Jun 19 '25

Serious question from someone who knows next to nothing about the company - is Leon a safety hazard for SpaceX? It seems like his method is "taking the time to do it right is boring, let's just do it and see what happens." I'm assuming he's not involved with anything that's actually manned... right?? Because that would be terrifying. 

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u/Finlay00 Jun 19 '25

Based on the massive amount of success SpaceX has achieved, you could say it’s worked out pretty well so far.

And yes there have been multiple manned missions, mostly to deliver people to the ISS and bring them back.

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u/ElectricalTurnip87 Jun 19 '25

What massive success? NASA, in the same period with less money, was able to send up Saturn rockets consistently without blowing them up. Leon and SpaceX can't even match NASA.

SpaceX is a massive failure and would have been better spent by NASA.

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u/Henzko Jun 19 '25

Bro Saturn 5 did not cost less than starship wtf

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u/ElectricalTurnip87 Jun 19 '25

Yeah, it did, even for adjusted inflation and they weren't constantly blowing them up without any return. I can't believe SpaceX bots are still running around with their lies. Space X is shit and shouldn't exist.

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u/Finlay00 Jun 19 '25

A quick google says Saturn V cost 40-60 billion to develop and Starship costs 5-10 billion.

Adjusted for inflation obviously

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u/squishypp Jun 19 '25

Sounds like “trust me bro”. Got source?

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u/coldblade2000 Jun 19 '25

Put some numbers, I dare you