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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. 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.

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lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
You guys are so stuck in the cult of personality. WE PAID FOR EVERYTHING SPACEX DID. IT BELONGS TO US.

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- ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Not to mention that Musk himself contributed nothing to SpaceX’s technical achievements. All he did was insist that the audio of their launches and recoveries include employees cheering maniacally - easily the most annoying aspect of SpaceX.
  
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  - cole@lemdro.id ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I’m sorry… you don’t think employees who are achieving world firsts are allowed to celebrate?
    
    You must be fun at parties
    
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    ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    You must be fun at parties
    
    This meme is even more annoying than SpaceX employees being ordered to cheer.
    
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- Marand@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  You paid for services rendered. By your logic you should eventually own your neighborhood grocery store because that’s where you buy your bread.
  
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  - tyler@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    You’re talking to someone on lemmy, there’s a very high likelihood they think exactly that.
    
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- Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Let’s say I bought you a car, I paid for it in full and then gave it to you, and I’m return you sometimes drive me around.
  
  Let’s say I get tired of this arrangement, should I repossess the car just to drive it into the ocean? What would be the point of that? Sure, it’s rightfully mine, but what good does it do to destroy it?
  
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- Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Us? Do you own NASA? Do you have any say on how funds are assigned to NASA? No? Then it doesn’t belong to “Us” it belongs to the government, a distinct organization with different goals and motivations than “Us” the people.
  
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KumaSudosa@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
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.

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- Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I hear you, why can’t we be in that timeline?
  
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