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sebzim4500 on Feb 2, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: AstroForge selects target for “high risk, seat of ...

There are a lot of new space startups that operate this way, trying to replicate SpaceX's success. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Retric on Feb 2, 2025 | [–]

SpaceX also came really close to failure. High risk strategies always look better after they have already paid off.

fluorinerocket on Feb 2, 2025 | [–]

It fails more often than works

sebzim4500 on Feb 3, 2025 | [–]

Sure but that's true of startups in general.

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