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This is why NASA spends millions, not tens of thousands, of dollars to send things to space.
by fyrabanks 12y ago
This is why NASA spends millions, not tens of thousands, of dollars to send things to space.
- comex 12y agoOf course, it will cost "only" tens of thousands of dollars to make a second try after getting real-life experience from the first one...
- kenrikm 12y agoNo NASA Spends Billions. Cost does not equal value when you're going to space, SpaceX proves that.
- MichaelApproved 12y agoI'm a fan of SpaceX but you're wrong. SpaceX is standing on the shoulders of what NASA and other space agencies have been doing for decades. Government agencies spent billions of dollars developing space exploration and SpaceX is able to use that knowledge to cut costs and take the next step. It doesn't need to cost billions of dollars to travel into space anymore.
- eps 12y agoSomeone very acutely pointed put that NASA is less about space exploration and it's more about employment. If you reverse these priorities back, you get SpaceX.
- hyperbovine 12y agoHow many nasa and jpl vets work at spacex these days? Last I heard it was lots.
- akiselev 12y agoNo, NASA spends billions to send laboratories weighing a metric tonne to Mars to send you pretty pictures. Even with insane risk aversion NASA carries out dozens of missions a year and support a lot of critical infrastructure.