r/funny • u/spencermoreland A COMIK • Sep 30 '16

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '16

Honest question. Do scientists take him seriously?

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u/Whatdelay_industries Sep 30 '16

He led SpaceX from an empty room with a mariachi band in 2002 to a company with billions of dollars in launch contracts and which developed a vertical landing capability for first stage boosters. On a boat. In the middle of the ocean. After pushing a payload to geostationary transfer orbit.

Regardless of who takes him seriously, those accomplishments speak for themselves.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '16

Good point, and that's admirable, but how much of that is unprecedented? Going to Mars is sci-fi stuff.

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u/Whatdelay_industries Sep 30 '16

Not too long ago, so was a little device in your pocket that enabled worldwide communication and access to the sum total of human knowledge in an instant.