Re: SpaceX have turned rocket science into Spaghetti Engineering
"We might have to wait until the SpaceX IPO"
Don't hold your breath. With a tight group of devoted investors, Elon can get away with dreams of Mars and blowing up lots of hardware. As a publicly traded company, he'd be constantly facing lawsuits for wasting money. I have yet to see a business plan that shows putting people on Mars will have a financial return. Even if the surface was covered in precious metals, it might not make financial sense. I'd love to see humans make it to Mars and back, but it would be pure science. I don't think it should be attempted until a colony has been established on the moon and techniques are developed to keep people healthy in reduced G/ Zero G. There is also a ton of engineering that needs to be done on life support for a group far away from Earth.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
