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And long before Elon took a turn for the political, taking a job with a company focused on launch and then satcomms constellations wasn't necessarily progressio
by notahacker 1y ago
And long before Elon took a turn for the political, taking a job with a company focused on launch and then satcomms constellations wasn't necessarily progression for someone wanting to scientific research into the composition of the asteroid belt or distant nebulae or design telescopes or Jupiter flybys or carry out longitudinal studies into astronaut health or climate change.
- WalterBright 1y agoThe launch capability is necessary and enabling for people who want to do such scientific research.
- notahacker 1y agoNobody said it wasn't. That doesn't mean there are vacancies for NASA scientists studying other galaxies or asteroid petrology or the effects of orbit on bone health at SpaceX, or that moving to do comms links at SpaceX would necessarily represent career progression for the telescope designer.