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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 142 points 3 days ago (72 children)

You could always just fund the space agency you already have, instead of funneling money to a foreign billionaire.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world -5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

This is the thing, NASA is underfunded as it is, if we nationalized SpaceX, we wouldn't actually continue to fund it appropriately and it would simply die. Actually, with trump at the helm, nationalizing it would mean Trump immediately liquidating it. SpaceX is definitely the most successful rocket company in the US. It would be an awful shame for the space industry and for humanity's future in space.

I hate musk as much as the next guy, but I think the success of spaceX is undeniable. Their success with reusable rockets is not just impressive, it's ground breaking and important. Developing a fully reusable rocket is probably the most important challenge humans are working on in this era, and I only know of three companies attempting to do it. I don't want to kill the company that's furthest along.

[–] KumaSudosa 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Of course he was always a jerk, but I still think of a reality where Elon never went (officially) Nazi and just stuck with his otherwise important companies. Tesla being an important early mover in EVs, especially in such an oil-dependent country, and all the cool stuff SpaceX has been up to.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I hear you, why can't we be in that timeline?

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