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“Better than Boeing” is very low bar, ATM. But SpaceX technology appears to be lagging India - which put a probe into Marsian orbit for $75M a full ten years ago - and Russians - whose Soyuz rocket continues to provide the cheapest LEO lift at $3800/kg.
SpaceX is in the traditional American contractor model of Late and Overbudget. What’s more they don’t pay their bills on time.
As an American firm, they’re the best of the worst. Intentionally, they’re experimenting with interesting techniques, but they aren’t outcompeting their global peers.