I wish I had the power to turn that into a competition, but I don&#x27;t think they need me for that :)<p>Jocking aside, I don&#x27;t think there can only be one. I am comparing BO and SpaceX the same way I&#x27;d compare google and apple. In the same industry but not doing exactly the same thing. And when Apple tried to go on one of Google&#x27;s turf with maps, they sucked. When Google tried to go do phones, at first they sucked. Comparison is natural and welcome.<p>Here, it feels to me that BO is putting themselves up for comparison for no reason.<p>As far as the positive direction of spaceflight, I think that transparency is key. Space exploration needs more accountability and trust that ever has been available before _in_any_industry_ever_. And there, so far SpaceX is winning hands down, including versus the old players (soyouz, ariane, ULA...). When SpaceX says &quot;one of our struts was structurally deficient, broke down, made the rocket lose equilibrium and ultimately  explode&quot;, they&#x27;re also telling their competitors &quot;Watch this. We&#x27;ve learned it the hard way.&quot;. Same with fog icing the leg lock. In the grand scheme of things they are making space safer, and not only for their customers. I only see bragging and borderline (note the &quot;borderline&quot;) bullying on BO&#x27;s side