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mabbo
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The FAA has granted SpaceX permission to launch it...
True, but remember he only gave falcon heavy a 50/50 shot of getting high enough before exploding to not damage the launch site on its first launch.
Musk is incredibly optimistic about schedules, and pessimistic about launches.
simondotau
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It would be hard for him not to be pessimistic about launches given the early years of SpaceX. Not even their 150-odd successful Falcon 9 launches/landings would erase the scar tissue.
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“We will launch very soon and it will explode very big”
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Musk is incredibly optimistic about schedules, and pessimistic about launches.