They’re both noteworthy accomplishments but I think the rest of us are a little busy battling a global pandemic, dangerous antivaxxers and Nazi coup attempts.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1417475051604127748
As many have pointed out, they’re not even that significant in terms of technical accomplishment—we were able to land on the moon over 50 years ago using far less advanced technology, while neither of these even made it beyond suborbital. 1/
The ONLY thing which made either flight truly noteworthy is that fact that they were done by private companies, not the government. That has major implications for the future of space flight and exploration, of course, but it’s not necessarily something to celebrate.
Put another way…
https://twitter.com/jgmcglamery/status/1417509285278404612
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