SpaceX delayed a critical test of its massive Starship rocket after a pin tied to the launch tower mechanism failed to retract during the final countdown. The setback comes just a day after the company formally filed for an IPO. Laura Crabtree, CEO of Epsilon3 and former SpaceX engineer, joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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@user-tx9zg5mz5p
May 22, 2026 at 2:18 pm
SpaceX is a taxpayer welfare company.
@woodsie315
May 22, 2026 at 2:44 pm
Sure, if you ignore any facts whatsoever about where the vast majority of their revenue comes from.
@JWB671
May 22, 2026 at 2:47 pm
Waste of OUR money.
@viewer_5714
May 22, 2026 at 3:43 pm
No it is not.
@CK3DPRINTS
May 22, 2026 at 5:57 pm
SpaceX is not Elon, and it is not his politics. It is thousands of highly skilled engineers, workers, dreamers, and innovators coming together to raise the bar and blast through conventional boundaries (pun intended). In a time when politicians and corporations continue to lower the bar while trying to convince us it is still better than the alternative, these people are genuinely trying to achieve more regardless of the criticism and nonsense. Scientists, machinists, engineers, and skilled workers care about their work and the pride of accomplishment. While Elon has led the way for SpaceX, we should not judge this company based on his politics.
In short: Great work SpaceX and keep up the innovation🫡🔥