Dylanear t1_ivnervi wrote
Nope!!!! Space X has done amazing things in incredible time lines and will continue to do amazing things, but I don't see it. We haven't even seen a orbital Starship launch yet. Elon was talking like that was a sure thing in a matter of months a year and a half ago. The rocket tech will be there by then I have little doubt. But the whole, keep humans safe and alive on the way, on the planet and on the way back thing? Takes a lot of work!!! I don't see that happening in 6 years. I could see a human capable design landing and returning by then, maybe a test for a human mission? Just think of the sample return a Starship based Mars lander could bring back. Literally TONS of martian rocks and dirt!
Certainly not if Elon can't keep his eye on the ball and keeps getting distracted by epically dumb shit like buying Twitter. Elon, if you aren't smart enough to stay a few steps away from far right the neo fascists, you know, the folks who don't believe in climate change, then you really need to just stay out of politics as much as you possibly can. I fear Elon is going to alienate any healthy people from his life and just end up holed up saving his nail clippings and keeping his piss in jars like Howard Hughes before he gets us to Mars to be honest. He's just surrounding himself with toxic dipshits in his personal life, what healthy well adjusted person would want to deal with a horribly unselfaware egomaniac like that as a friend. And I fear his mental health team is filled with yes men, so no one can get through to have him understand that being a genius at many things, doesn't make you a genius at everything, especially emotional intelligence and honesty.
At a certain point I think the national and global importance of Space X is going to make Musk being in full command untenable. I really hope he gets the help he needs.
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