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The billionaire wants to advance his political program while preserving his power and wealth

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Elon Musk has trouble elevating his own rocket. He sure as hell isn't elevating anything in terms of political discourse..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I can't stand Musk, but SpaceX is going really well, so I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean... If you're referring to Starship, they didn't expect it to work 100% on the first few tries (unlike some media, who report on it as if they failed).

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

This may be an unpopular opinion but corporate space flight is stupid at this point in humanity's history.

Any efficiencies that can be pointed to come from skirting regulations in ways NASA can't or from stock assumptions that might lead to foreign sales and or monopoly, which should be a consideration no matter whose doing it... if it's illegal for NASA to sell space IP to another company, than it should be for any company.

People say government doesn't work, but we have never had a chance to see it work with Republicans throwing albatrosses across it's neck and cutting at its heals and slashing their hamstrings at any chance they get.

[–] eardon 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I totally agree, but funneling taxpayer money to space exploration makes rich people richer faster than, say, using that money to build homes or feed the hungry.

This means useful idiots are always going to support it over any alternatives.

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