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Any hopes of refunding NASA with the recouped SpaceX subsidies in future?
by CyberMacGyver 1y ago
Any hopes of refunding NASA with the recouped SpaceX subsidies in future?
- ben_w 1y agoWhat subsidies? NASA does not directly subsidise launches as far as I can telk. What NASA does do is contract launch services through competitive tenders. SpaceX only opened this door by arguing they were cheaper, and only kept the door open by then actually delivering, unlike all the other big players in the US. Unfortunately for everyone who likes space stuff but not Musk personally (e.g. me), SpaceX is currently a lot better than everyone else — at least, better than everyone outside China, they're harder to speak of confidently.