The sole fatality was an Israeli - built satellite, but the accident nevertheless raised questions about SpaceX's
mad dash into the solar system — particularly since it plans to use the
same rocket, the Falcon 9, to ferry crews to the International Space Station in a few years (SpaceX has in the past supplied the ISS and successfully landed a Falcon 9 back on Earth so it can be reused).
Moving is the
same: do you just use the standard two or three points you get automatically for free, or do you shove some gems into a
mad dash across the board in order to help a friend?