I'm no fan of Boeing (except for their aircraft) but I have to agree with them here. What SpacEx is doing is great but they are no where near getting manned rockets approved by NASA. Nor does the Falcon Heavy have the payload capacity needed for meaningful Mars missions.
I work on Redstone Arsenal where the Marshall Space Flight Center is located. All my NASA buddies feel the same. SpacEx is good for LEO and even GEO payloads but that's all they have right now.
I'm no fan of Boeing (except for their aircraft) but I have to agree with them here. What SpacEx is doing is great but they are no where near getting manned rockets approved by NASA. Nor does the Falcon Heavy have the payload capacity needed for meaningful Mars missions.
I work on Redstone Arsenal where the Marshall Space Flight Center is located. All my NASA buddies feel the same. SpacEx is good for LEO and even GEO payloads but that's all they have right now.
I'm no fan of Boeing (except for their aircraft) but I have to agree with them here. What SpacEx is doing is great but they are no where near getting manned rockets approved by NASA. Nor does the Falcon Heavy have the payload capacity needed for meaningful Mars missions.
I work on Redstone Arsenal where the Marshall Space Flight Center is located. All my NASA buddies feel the same. SpacEx is good for LEO and even GEO payloads but that's all they have right now.