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All of Musk's endeavors are subsidized by public funds. He is the master of getting public money to develop his products.
by mempko 6y ago
All of Musk's endeavors are subsidized by public funds. He is the master of getting public money to develop his products.
- ceejayoz 6y agoAs a taxpayer, I'm quite pleased with the SpaceX ROI for getting "my" astronauts and satellites up. Especially when you compare what Orion or paying the Russians for a ride to the ISS has cost.
- mempko 6y agoWhat was the cost we paid to SpaceX to get the Astronauts up? Development + per launch?
- bryanlarsen 6y ago$2.5B for development, and $270M per launch for 4 astronauts. cf. shuttle costs of $1.5B per launch.