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So? If the military put Tabasco in their ration packs does that make Tabasco military rather than civilian? What about the chilli farmers? And I wouldn't say t
by benj111 4y ago
So? If the military put Tabasco in their ration packs does that make Tabasco military rather than civilian? What about the chilli farmers?
And I wouldn't say they wouldn't get anywhere, yes they have military contracts, their bread and butter is more NASA though, and it's a stretch to not describe NASA as civilian so it's even more of a stretch to describe one of their private contractors as non civilian.
If you take the maximalist approach, nothing is civilian. Including this university supported rocket.
- p_l 4y agoDoD funding was "make it or not" point for SpaceX, to the point that they admit leaning a bit outside of safety regs just to ensure they didn't lost it. Similarly, USAF was major investor in making Starlink happen.