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It's just conspiracy mumbo jumbo. Google was running a private airport that used to be ran by NASA, definitely outsiders lmao.[1] "At times, Google has appeare
by vasco 3y ago
It's just conspiracy mumbo jumbo. Google was running a private airport that used to be ran by NASA, definitely outsiders lmao.[1]
"At times, Google has appeared to get more out of the deal than the government. Before the fighter jet purchased by Brin, Page and Schmidt was ready to start collecting atmospheric data for NASA, Google executives had already turned Moffett into their corporate airport, flying into or out of the airfield nearly 600 times, according to FAA records.
As the executives’ use of the airfield became increasingly controversial, NASA initially appears to have rejected their efforts to extend the deal beyond 2014. The space agency even explored the possibility of handing off Moffett Field to another government agency or a municipality. But members of the community and powerful Google allies in Congress intervened to lobby against such a move. In the end, NASA awarded a 60-year lease to a Google affiliate over a competing bid from a development firm that sought to open up the facility to more flights and outside tenants. "
The truth is simpler, whoever has money can get influence and power and use it until they lose it, and the outcomes we see are a result of these complex interactions of many actors with their own incentives.
[1] https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/fighter-jet-and-friends-congress-how-google-got-access-nasa-airfield https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/fighter-jet...