• Nurgus@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      Imagine if we’d funded NASA amd taxed billionaires propely to pay for it all along.

  • kreskin@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Who would have guessed that spacex would squeeze nasa the very first chance they got. No one saw that coming.

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    17 hours ago

    SpaceX needs NASA contacts now now than ever. The jerk’s AI business has been shoved into SpaceX, and that’s a money burning machine. Should NASA take one too many contracts away from SpaceX, the huge red numbers will come out.

  • eicker@lemmy.worldOP
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    22 hours ago

    NASA helped keep SpaceX alive when it couldn’t make payroll, then spent decades making it indispensable. Now Musk has discovered that launching AI servers pays better than launching astronauts. Outsourcing your space program to one billionaire was a bold leap for mankind, straight into a monopoly with rocket engines.

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      21 hours ago

      I don’t think it was intentional on NASA, Boeing couldn’t really deliver with starliner and SLS isn’t as good as they hoped either.

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        12 hours ago

        Both are failed companies, but Musk has more money on hand and can keep the lights on for longer.

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        20 hours ago

        SLS is a congressionally mandated jobs program.

        NASA was forced to use existing shuttle infrastructure instead of developing new hardware with partners. If they had been given freedom, I’m sure we wouldn’t even need SpaceX for anything.

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    22 hours ago

    The only reason I’ve been critical of NASA is because of their over reliance on that shit heel musk

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    22 hours ago

    Before SpaceX it was the ULA doing ALL launches. This is nothing new. Launch is expensive, and no one wants to pay the barrier to entry.