why Starship > NASA at present

From the «faster, cheaper I'm guessing» department:
Title: Why Elon Musk’s Starship rocket is beating Nasa in the space race
Author: Robin McKie, Science editor
Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:00:12 +0000
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/05/why-elon-musks-starship-rocket-is-beating-nasa-in-the-space-race
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The SpaceX chief’s powerful new system is set to slash the cost of missions,
leaving Nasa in the dust

It was one of the most striking technological events of the year. On 13
October, Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, blasted into
space[1] from a launchpad in Texas. Its main booster reached an altitude of
more than 65km before it began to hurtle back to Earth at a velocity greater
than the speed of sound.

A crash was averted when the rocket – built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company[2] –
reignited its engines and slowed down until it hovered tantilisingly over the
tower from which it had been fired aloft only seven minutes earlier. Pincer
claws grasped the giant launcher and held it firmly in their grip, ready for
refurbishment and relaunch.
Continue reading...[3]

Links:
[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/13/spacex-elon-musk-launches-and-lands-starship-rocket-in-first-test-of-giant-robotic-arms (link)
[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/dec/11/spacex-valued-at-350bn-as-company-agrees-to-buy-shares-from-employees (link)
[3]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/05/why-elon-musks-starship-rocket-is-beating-nasa-in-the-space-race (link)