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It was a corporation that revolutionized US access to space and first demonstrated you could re-use a rocket, while NASA was flailing around with the Senate Lau
by psunavy03 2y ago
It was a corporation that revolutionized US access to space and first demonstrated you could re-use a rocket, while NASA was flailing around with the Senate Launch System. Perhaps when "some corporation" does something, it's not automatically "a bit of a loss."
- JohnFen 2y agoWhat I mean by that is that if it's done by a private group, it's not an accomplishment that we all share in, have a stake in, or have any say about. All we can do is be spectators. That's the loss. I think it's also why the current spacecraft efforts don't have the degree of public resonance that prior ones have had. Whether or not that's a loss that matters to many is a different question, of course.
- throwaway48540 2y agoNASA is actually thinking about buying a Starship (not a launch, one whole ship) to replace ISS.