# Elon Musk ‘Made a Bet for the Ages’

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**Category:** Macro Economic Trends and Risks\
**Created:** [November 9, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/elon-musk-made-a-bet-for-the-ages/110090 "2024-11-09T03:25:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/elon-musk-made-a-bet-for-the-ages/110090/145 "2025-01-17T17:11:01Z")

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> [@eldemonio](#):
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> All the braindead Muskies will theorize that Musk must be developing a new kind of spacecraft with explosion powered warp drive

Obviously you never found out why SpaceX operates as it does. The traditional way is to be extra careful, to check everything ten times before launch. It sure reduces mishaps but at what expense? Time! What SpaceX is doing is saving time at the expense of more mishaps. Bezos’ Blue Origin operates the old way. Who is further ahead, Blue Origin or SpaceX?

The Captain

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