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Falcony Heavy only exists because NASA and the taxpayer have given billions to Tesla to develop it and fly it. To consider SpaceX as anything more than a small
by criley2 7y ago
Falcony Heavy only exists because NASA and the taxpayer have given billions to Tesla to develop it and fly it. To consider SpaceX as anything more than a small government contractor attached firmly to the side of the NASA budget is disingenuous. SpaceX itself is hailed as a NASA success for lowering the cost of launching, and an example of smart government spending.
- NikolaeVarius 7y agoNews indicates that no government funding was used for its (Falcon Heavy) development. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2466/1 http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2466/1
- criley2 7y agoThis is pointless semantics. 1) Without the billions NASA has awarded Space X prior to Falcon, there is no SpaceX. 2) Without the billions NASA awarded them during Falcon development for other projects, SpaceX would have not gotten enough money from investors, who rightfully valued the company based on their NASA contracts