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You got that backwards. The government didn't step aside because some billionaires wanted to do this important job. Post-Apollo, politically compromised NASA be
by spikels 7y ago
You got that backwards. The government didn't step aside because some billionaires wanted to do this important job. Post-Apollo, politically compromised NASA bet everything on dumb systems like the Shuttle and struggled managing its contractors. The result was going to be decades without a manned space flight capability. These super rich individuals are resurrecting our ability to send people into space from the ashes. If they no longer want to do it, it's unlikely NASA will suddenly become competent again.
- iscrewyou 7y agoMy assumption is that the US wants innovative space programs. You are right, the government became lackluster. Then the individuals stepped in. Now, you are assuming the government won’t step in even when the individuals no longer want to do it. Either they’ll revamp nasa or start handing out subsidies. Either way it’s the government stepping in. Unless there’s another way that I’m missing?
- garmaine 7y agoYour mistake is in assuming that the government handing out subsidies will result in a manned space program that works. It hasn’t. Go lookup the history of SLS/Orion.