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> Have you any idea the launch costs of NASA/ESA versus SpaceX? This seems to be the result of intentional incompetency by our own politicians and refusal to f
by PittleyDunkin 2y ago
> Have you any idea the launch costs of NASA/ESA versus SpaceX?
This seems to be the result of intentional incompetency by our own politicians and refusal to fund the program in any comparable way than a serious sign of inability to compete with Space X. They've been trying to get private spaceflight going for like four decades now and sitting on their hands the entire time.
- richwater 2y agoRegardless of who you want to assign "fault" to, the fact remains. > fund the program in any comparable way OIG has predicted the program will spend practically $100 billion dollars with only a single launch so far and a cost of $4 billion/launch thereafter. Don't tell me the program "isnt funded". https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/ig-22-003/ https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/ig-22-0...
- robertlagrant 2y ago> They've been trying to get private spaceflight going for like four decades now and sitting on their hands the entire time I'll take "borderline inevitable situations resulting from thinking the government will somehow do a better job, when in fact they get free money and are not motivated to accomplish things" for 500 points, Alex.
- Teever 2y agoIf the government is so inept at developing space stuff how come they were able to accomplish the apollo program?
- robertlagrant 2y agoThere was something a bit like private sector competition involved: competition with the USSR. You can't just blame taxes being too low and over run for years if you have competition. Same with the private sector (other than needing to earn value rather than forcing it out via taxes/inflation) - competition does wonders.