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I actually think the US industry is perfectly capable of competing in the space race if given regulatory streamlining, long-term consistent goals, and relativel
by bpodgursky 11mo ago
I actually think the US industry is perfectly capable of competing in the space race if given regulatory streamlining, long-term consistent goals, and relatively modest funding by congress.
But none of those are going to happen. I mean SpaceX was delayed to do an environmental impact statement to check whether their rockets would land on whales in the gulf of mexico. Nobody's serious.
- Alive-in-2025 11mo agoPotentially destroying a significant amount of higher level mammals in the ocean is a real issue. Spacex managed to built their launch facility right on top of a formerly protected area I think they'll be fine
- jltsiren 11mo agoFree countries do not have long-term consistent goals, almost by definition. They have elections instead, in which citizens indirectly determine the national goals and priorities for the next few years.