Tech Discussion Elon Musk... Visionary or Fool On A Fools Errand??

[2010kaiser]

Elon Musk's privately owned and operated space exploration company SpaceX are scheduled to have their own spacecraft Dragon Capsule dock with the international space station on February 7th according to NASA.

Given that this is very much an area monopolised my goverment run agencies world wide. Is Mr. Musk's efforts that of a business visionary or someone with more money than sense on a fools errand??

What do you guys think??

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[srijantje]

if they can pull it off,would be great,give some competition to the russians and europeans,since nasa shelved the shuttle they have nothing going