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There were cheaper alternatives, especially for light rockets (Soyuz, Dnepr, PSLV, Vega, etc). Financing him has been a political choice.
by kome 13y ago
There were cheaper alternatives, especially for light rockets (Soyuz, Dnepr, PSLV, Vega, etc). Financing him has been a political choice.
- melling 13y agoHow much cheaper? We already have a small problem with Russian being the only way to get US astronauts into space. The privatization of space has been discussed for decades. Spending money on private companies is the logical choice. Jeff Bezos also got a small amount of Nasa funding. I would imagine that his company will also get future contracts. Sorry if you don't agree with the decision but at this point we're just debating politics.