[rvnx]

#DearMoon (though, hopefully was cancelled instead of rushed, otherwise people would have died according to current state).

Pioneers can go to great lengths to overpromise safety, budget, and timeline to secure funding.

[DiggyJohnson]

They wouldn't launch that until the vehicle is human rated though...

[rvnx]

In practice: a hard deadline/budget + customers who already paid can lead to a disaster.

Not saying this is wise, but at least he went with the customers, so he was all-in with them.

Stockton Rush himself during his public interventions made it clear such explorations were scary and dangerous:

"it made a lot of noise, which is a very sphincter-tightening experience".

[ImPostingOnHN]

I think the value of money is well established, it doesn't justify killing several others.

With how rich this guy was, and based on the article, it was probably hubris anyways.