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> More than Musk; SpaceX was awarded the deorbit contract last year, under Biden. The contract to deorbit after the end of its operational life in 2030. Musk
by wlesieutre 2y ago
> More than Musk; SpaceX was awarded the deorbit contract last year, under Biden.
The contract to deorbit after the end of its operational life in 2030.
Musk wants to deorbit the ISS as soon as possible instead, after getting in a twitter argument with astronaut Andreas Mogensen.
- ceejayoz 2y agoWhich, given Musk's timelines to date, means he'll be ready to do it right around the already-expected 2030 date if he claims he can do it by 2027.
- gs17 2y ago>after getting in a twitter argument with astronaut Andreas Mogensen. And that's describing it very charitably towards Musk. https://xcancel.com/elonmusk/status/1892584783064052114 https://xcancel.com/elonmusk/status/1892584783064052114 shows his response to being called out on a lie as calling a former commander of the ISS "fully retarded".
- WalterBright 2y ago> Musk wants to deorbit the ISS as soon as possible Musk has no say in the ISS. No need to worry about it.
- dragonwriter 2y agoMusk is a Presidential adviser without a bounded specific portfolio, he has say in anything that (1) the executive branch has a say in, and (b) Trump chooses to listen to him on; as NASA is one of the participating agencies in ISS, the US executive branch has some role in it, and Musk could potentially exert influence over that.
- WalterBright 2y agoTrump makes the decisions, not Musk. Trump has lots of advisors. Trump has not put Musk in charge of NASA or the space program.
- ceejayoz 2y agoIf you said "doesn't have the final say", sure. The man most certainly has a say.
- ceejayoz 2y ago> Musk has no say in the ISS. This is a really absurd assertion to make in February 2025. His close buddy is the upcoming NASA administrator, and he clearly has the President's ear.