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Why is there this obsession for a private company to be the champion of public science? Am I the only one that hasn't bought SpaceX shares? AFAIK there is the
by 1_player 5y ago
Why is there this obsession for a private company to be the champion of public science? Am I the only one that hasn't bought SpaceX shares?
AFAIK there is the goal for NASA to work on a robotic refueling system, I don't know how official is that, but they have 10 years to come up with something.
- drexlspivey 5y agoSpaceX is not a public company so almost nobody is able to buy shares
- sixQuarks 5y agoUmmm Maybe it’s because SpaceX is able to innovate faster than any government entity?
- thebigman433 5y agoThey can, but why does anyone think that they actually would, without an absolutely massive contract from NASA? It would be a total departure from what they are currently working on, and would basically be a one off mission. There is no reason to think they would want to do this.
- sixQuarks 5y agoWho do you think nasa would contract it out to if it wasn’t SpaceX?
- timmytokyo 5y agoJust watched "Don't Look Up" on Netflix last night. It's about a space mission designed to save the planet from a comet. It did a nice job of satirizing the misplaced faith so many Americans have in eccentric billionaires.