SpaceX's rise can be traced to a critical launch from a Pacific isle
I have to say, it&#x27;s surprising to me that none of the megacompanies is taking on true moon shots with their billions in spare cash sitting around.<p>Google&#x27;s &quot;Moonshot&quot; department is mostly ironic, at this point. Literal moonshots have been demonstrated by SpaceX to cost somewhere in the 2-20 billion dollar range with current technology.<p>Makes me wonder why they&#x27;re not funding more large scale research - throw a few billion at carbon sequestration, maybe?