• elucubra@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    I hate the guy’s guts as much as anybody else, but he has kickstarted a space race, and an EV market. Credit where it’s due.

    And yeah I know, rich daddy, no inventions, all evolutionary, etc. But here we are.

    • Tattorack@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      What space race?

      NASA us working on a shoestring budget and managed to run some very successful missions. The Artemis Program is/was very succesful, and what does NASA get?

      Budget cuts. Money diverted to SpaceX who, under Elon, has yet to do a single succesful mission (the Dragon capsule and reusable rockets were both projects that Elon bought. Starship is the first project that Elon directed).

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        2 days ago

        Are you out of your mind? SpaceX didn’t buy a single thing, they developed and tested existing ideas (the reusability at least). I mean the guy is a total douche and Nazi but why spread these lies about SpaceX? I agree though that America’s future in space shouldn’t rely on SpaceX due to their affinity to a Nazi, and more funding should be given to NASA and other commercial endeavours

        This forum seems like Reddit sometimes but on the other end of the political spectrum

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          2 days ago

          The US should not rely on private companies for stuff. It’s just insane to think it has come to America begging a person for global internet and to get into Space.