STARSHIP VS. STARLINER: Jim Meigs: Can Boeing Catch Up with SpaceX? The aerospace giant’s long-delayed Starliner finally flies astronauts, while Elon Musk’s enterprise pushes into the next frontier. The new space race is on. “The mission Starliner is finally conducting—carrying astronauts to the ISS—is one that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been doing routinely since 2020. Now, Musk’s team is working on a much bigger breakthrough in space travel.”

Related thoughts here. Personally, I’d be happy to see SpaceX face real competition. I think even Elon might feel that way. But at present if it comes from anyone it’s probably going to be from the Chinese.