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>Rye said, “If recent news reports are accurate, it affirms that SpaceX’s irresponsible actions have created unnecessary distractions, threatened U.S. military

>Rye said, “If recent news reports are accurate, it affirms that SpaceX’s irresponsible actions have created unnecessary distractions, threatened U.S. military satellite operations, and undermined our future relationship with the International Space Station.” I think you could argue that ULA, by outsourcing the engines, is what threatens the operation. How is it Space X's fault?

MichaelApproved 12y ago
I believe they're referring to Musk legal action as the distraction. > Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has sued the U.S. Air Force, claiming it created an illegal monopoly for the military’s satellite launch business.
- Crito 12y ago
  As basically a sidenote to that lawsuit, SpaceX more or less said "Oh and by the way, how is it that they are buying engines with these sanctions in place?". It was a rather tangential issue to the lawsuit itself. All SpaceX did was publicize that issue, everything before and after that was entirely the governments doing (the sanctions in the first place were on the government, and the injunction on the ULA was placed by a judge, not SpaceX. The injunction was lifted, again by the government, and the governments currently poor diplomatic relations with Russia inspired Russia to essentially make the injunction stick) In other words, the ULA is just whining that SpaceX tattled on them. Any real blame lies with either the people who made the rules, or with the people who broke the rules (or both).
javajosh 12y ago
However you feel about the Ukraine, Russia's credibility is just about at zero. Come on, Putin claimed there were no Russian troops involved in Crimea, an obvious lie that he has now admitted was false. Now the Russian ambassador is attacking Musk...which is just about the best endorsement he could have gotten right now. When you lie, publicly, about big things, you no longer get believed. It's just that simple.

MichaelApproved 12y ago

I believe they're referring to Musk legal action as the distraction. > Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has sued the U.S. Air Force, claiming it created an illegal monopoly for the military’s satellite launch business.

Crito 12y ago
As basically a sidenote to that lawsuit, SpaceX more or less said "Oh and by the way, how is it that they are buying engines with these sanctions in place?". It was a rather tangential issue to the lawsuit itself. All SpaceX did was publicize that issue, everything before and after that was entirely the governments doing (the sanctions in the first place were on the government, and the injunction on the ULA was placed by a judge, not SpaceX. The injunction was lifted, again by the government, and the governments currently poor diplomatic relations with Russia inspired Russia to essentially make the injunction stick) In other words, the ULA is just whining that SpaceX tattled on them. Any real blame lies with either the people who made the rules, or with the people who broke the rules (or both).

javajosh 12y ago

However you feel about the Ukraine, Russia's credibility is just about at zero. Come on, Putin claimed there were no Russian troops involved in Crimea, an obvious lie that he has now admitted was false. Now the Russian ambassador is attacking Musk...which is just about the best endorsement he could have gotten right now. When you lie, publicly, about big things, you no longer get believed. It's just that simple.