• diablexical@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    SpaceX got key govt contracts early on and is the most cost competitive launcher. The comercial space program paid off tremendously for the US.

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      4 months ago

      the most cost competitive launcher

      We defunded the NASA launch program and gave it to a bunch of defense sector flakes who had to reinvent what NASA had already accomplished while still kicking back cash to their investors.

      These aren’t competitive bids. They’re kickbacks that occasionally get us a little space technology along the way.

      • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        4 months ago

        We defunded the NASA launch program and gave it to a bunch of defense sector flakes who had to reinvent what NASA had already accomplished while still kicking back cash to their investors.

        Because everything NASA ever launched was crazy expensive, albeit they had some very cool projects