Capitalism Triumphs as SpaceX Is First to Achieve New Orbit

Capitalism Triumphs as SpaceX Is First to Achieve New Orbit


As Ronald Reagan once said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”

Those pearls of wisdom from the 40th President of the United States apply to life — as well as space travel, apparently.

“A SpaceX rocket blasted off Monday night from Florida, the first trip to put humans into an orbit that takes them over both of Earth’s poles,” The New York Times reported.

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Yes, that’s Department of Government Efficiency head and Tesla boss Elon Musk’s SpaceX, beating the government-backed NASA to putting humans into orbit over Earth’s poles.

The mission is set to last for three to five days, where the travelers can see the entire planet spinning from the pole.

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