[lrnStats]

Orbit isn't hard. The hard part is landing something that can later return to space.

That said, you can't trust anything Elon says.

[bvm]

Orbit is incredibly hard. It's only just possible. A few percent more gravity and we would be permanently earth-bound. Getting to orbit requires hundreds of thousands of components to function together perfectly. Failure requires one to go wrong.

[Aeolun]

While his track record is bad at getting there on time, it’s pretty good at getting there in general.