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The government didn't hand over that money for free, they paid it in return of goods / services (such as NASA launches). If you have a company that makes bridg
by elevatedastalt 3y ago
The government didn't hand over that money for free, they paid it in return of goods / services (such as NASA launches).
If you have a company that makes bridges and the government hires you to make a bridge is that also a handout?
- justrealist 3y agoYeah Tesla paid back their loans fully.
- _ea1k 3y agoYou don't understand. The people that SpaceX beat out for launch contracts because they were too expensive were not grifters! Only the company that did better work for less is guilty of being a grifter. /s
- AstralStorm 3y agoUntil it started doing this Starship thing and literally blowing up money regularly.
- boeingUH60 3y agoYou mean rapidly experimenting and innovating to cut costs, unlike the competitors who don’t have the guts to do that and constantly rob the taxpayer blind?
- jwells89 3y agoThat isn’t really a problem so long as as it delivers a more capable product more quickly and cheaply than the old method of rockets remaining mostly paper for the better part of two decades.
- ggreer 3y agoThat's part of the reason for their success. They iterate rapidly and learn from their mistakes. SpaceX destroyed nine Falcon 9 boosters and one test booster (Grasshopper) before managing to land one. Now they have more successful consecutive booster landings than any other rocket family has had successful consecutive launches.
- elevatedastalt 3y agoThe whole thing is honestly insane. I feel people just regurgitate talking points they hear from other Musk-haters without any critical thinking themselves.
- hughesjj 3y ago.... I think you're agreeing with me?