Terry
It’s almost as though you don’t understand the lengthy NASA, FAA, FCC et al. certification process, let alone the logistics of scheduling additional vehicles and crew versus the supplies and docking ports available on the ISS.
I'm not even expected to understand. Mr. Musk on the other hand is, and should be expected to have some knowledge of the process.
+1
And the range of being OFF the mark with his prognosis for the umpteenth time is between 2 years and it will never happen. Chances are high IMO that no NASA astronaut will ever leave the planet with one of those vehicles as long as they're operated by scamsters who you the vehicle to make headlines to get further billions for more of their scams.
If I were an Astronaut I'd certainly refuse to use a diletants vehicle where I'd pay with my life for every one of the many errors and if not for my own sake, there are families to be taken care of.
This is part of a ponzi scheme, remember these words when it goes bust. They need ever new money to cover old holes and seek "projects" with public effect to appear innovative.
One should have a list of all announcements comparing that list to a list of all achievements and the quality/sustainability/longevity of such projects and eventual achievements and ultimately put all that into relation with the entire amount of funds burned in how few years.
Does anyone believe that the end of the Tesla vs. Taycan race for record Laptimes has not deliberately ended the way it did? Target = Headlines reached, battle has never take place.
Just the last in a long story of similar events (similar not in kind but in goal)
Main Goal is to get headlines and headlines serve to collect money.
I suspect that once the interest rates will rise again, the entire construct goes bust and the higher interest rastes will serve as an excuse to avoid prosecution (not sure whether they get away with it)
2 Decades ago they would already have had to file for CH11 because once people made easy profits with their capital, patience was way smaller than now when in places they pay to park the money.