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> the country has really not too much to do with this success Yes, it does. The country has a lot to do with it. Particularly our values, culture, etc. that en
by maratd 11y ago
> the country has really not too much to do with this success
Yes, it does. The country has a lot to do with it. Particularly our values, culture, etc. that enabled this to be possible here and nowhere else.
- axx 11y agoYou do realize that other countries have space programs too?
- nightski 11y agoExcept this effort was for all intents and purposes entirely financed by the American Government through contracts with SpaceX.
- danbruc 11y agoThat comment was quite surly aimed at »[…] here and nowhere else«.
- adventured 11y agoIt's an extremely fair point. So is this: now make a list of all the other meaningful space programs and their budgets, it's a really short list. ESA is soon going to have a mere 1/4 the budget of NASA. The rest of the world outside of Russia and China should really be stepping up their space game.
- jonknee 11y agoYes, but what other country has a private company like SpaceX?
- pilsetnieks 11y agoReally? - Arianespace - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Antrix Corporation - COSMOS international - Eurockot Launch Services - International Launch Services - ISC Kosmotras - Sea Launch - Starsem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_service_provider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_service_provider
- maratd 11y ago> Really? Yeah, really. Has a single one of them launched a rocket and then successfully landed it? No. That's why you're here, talking about Space X and AMERICA.
- danbruc 11y agoThat's the entire point of this part of the discussion, there are people that think it is awesome that the people at SpaceX managed to achieve this but they really don't care that it is an American company. I wouldn't be any prouder or whatnot if it were a German company.
- jonknee 11y agoSo I guess that's a no?
- TrevorJ 11y agoAnd I expect them to cheer there efforts as well, and as they do I'll be cheering for them.