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> NASA is right to not put all of its eggs in the Starship basket. The problem is that not only are they not putting any eggs into the Starship basket, they ar
by baggachipz 5y ago
> NASA is right to not put all of its eggs in the Starship basket.
The problem is that not only are they not putting any eggs into the Starship basket, they aren't even aware (or admitting) that the basket even exists.
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoCitation needed; they are aware, and admitting is down to the PR department. Can't have a government branch openly express support to a corporate party that easily.
- dangerbird2 5y agoA big reason why they selected SpaceX's proposal to use a variation on Starship as the Artemis lunar lander is for NASA to start subsidizing Starship's development.
- simonh 5y ago>not putting any eggs into the Starship basket HLS is a $2.89bn egg they have put in the Starship basket.
- stohk 5y agoThe SpaceX HLS bid relies on starship working and they won* that award. I think NASA acknowledged the basket and threw 2 billion into it.