▲ 635 ▼ SpaceX Begging Feds To Ground Apple-Funded Rival's Satellites (www.jalopnik.com) submitted 2 years ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 68 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dangling_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 91 points 2 years ago* (10 children) SpaceX biggest competitor is NASA/JPL Musk guts NASA permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (9 children) How is NASA a competitor to SpaceX? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 2 years ago Because we live in clown world permalink fedilink source parent [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (6 children) They both shoot rockets up in the sky. Our government could pay NASA to do it, or pay Space X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (5 children) NASA does not build it's own rockets (anymore) they make the payloads. NASA will never make rockets as good/cheap as a companies like ULA and SpaceX. Take a look at the cluster fuck that is the SLS if you want an example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) Can Space X make the payloads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago SpaceX can make the payloads, and they already do in the form of starlink. NASA carries out research/experiments something that spaceX probably doesn't want to compete in since for the most part it does not pay permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uh, basically no. NASA has experiments to run, spaceX has no idea what science NASA is interested in doing. So having SpaceX make the payload doesn't really make a lot of sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it sounds like they are codependent at this point. The bigger the nasa budget the better for space X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, that's always been the case. That's literally spaceX's primary job, putting things in space for NASA. It's the same for every launch provider in the US. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dangling_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago Federal funding for space exploration? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (9 children) How is NASA a competitor to SpaceX? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 2 years ago Because we live in clown world permalink fedilink source parent [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (6 children) They both shoot rockets up in the sky. Our government could pay NASA to do it, or pay Space X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (5 children) NASA does not build it's own rockets (anymore) they make the payloads. NASA will never make rockets as good/cheap as a companies like ULA and SpaceX. Take a look at the cluster fuck that is the SLS if you want an example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) Can Space X make the payloads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago SpaceX can make the payloads, and they already do in the form of starlink. NASA carries out research/experiments something that spaceX probably doesn't want to compete in since for the most part it does not pay permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uh, basically no. NASA has experiments to run, spaceX has no idea what science NASA is interested in doing. So having SpaceX make the payload doesn't really make a lot of sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it sounds like they are codependent at this point. The bigger the nasa budget the better for space X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, that's always been the case. That's literally spaceX's primary job, putting things in space for NASA. It's the same for every launch provider in the US. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dangling_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago Federal funding for space exploration? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 2 years ago Because we live in clown world permalink fedilink source parent
[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (6 children) They both shoot rockets up in the sky. Our government could pay NASA to do it, or pay Space X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (5 children) NASA does not build it's own rockets (anymore) they make the payloads. NASA will never make rockets as good/cheap as a companies like ULA and SpaceX. Take a look at the cluster fuck that is the SLS if you want an example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) Can Space X make the payloads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago SpaceX can make the payloads, and they already do in the form of starlink. NASA carries out research/experiments something that spaceX probably doesn't want to compete in since for the most part it does not pay permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uh, basically no. NASA has experiments to run, spaceX has no idea what science NASA is interested in doing. So having SpaceX make the payload doesn't really make a lot of sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it sounds like they are codependent at this point. The bigger the nasa budget the better for space X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, that's always been the case. That's literally spaceX's primary job, putting things in space for NASA. It's the same for every launch provider in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (5 children) NASA does not build it's own rockets (anymore) they make the payloads. NASA will never make rockets as good/cheap as a companies like ULA and SpaceX. Take a look at the cluster fuck that is the SLS if you want an example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) Can Space X make the payloads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago SpaceX can make the payloads, and they already do in the form of starlink. NASA carries out research/experiments something that spaceX probably doesn't want to compete in since for the most part it does not pay permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uh, basically no. NASA has experiments to run, spaceX has no idea what science NASA is interested in doing. So having SpaceX make the payload doesn't really make a lot of sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it sounds like they are codependent at this point. The bigger the nasa budget the better for space X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, that's always been the case. That's literally spaceX's primary job, putting things in space for NASA. It's the same for every launch provider in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (4 children) Can Space X make the payloads? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago SpaceX can make the payloads, and they already do in the form of starlink. NASA carries out research/experiments something that spaceX probably doesn't want to compete in since for the most part it does not pay permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uh, basically no. NASA has experiments to run, spaceX has no idea what science NASA is interested in doing. So having SpaceX make the payload doesn't really make a lot of sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it sounds like they are codependent at this point. The bigger the nasa budget the better for space X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, that's always been the case. That's literally spaceX's primary job, putting things in space for NASA. It's the same for every launch provider in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago SpaceX can make the payloads, and they already do in the form of starlink. NASA carries out research/experiments something that spaceX probably doesn't want to compete in since for the most part it does not pay permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Uh, basically no. NASA has experiments to run, spaceX has no idea what science NASA is interested in doing. So having SpaceX make the payload doesn't really make a lot of sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it sounds like they are codependent at this point. The bigger the nasa budget the better for space X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, that's always been the case. That's literally spaceX's primary job, putting things in space for NASA. It's the same for every launch provider in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) So it sounds like they are codependent at this point. The bigger the nasa budget the better for space X. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, that's always been the case. That's literally spaceX's primary job, putting things in space for NASA. It's the same for every launch provider in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, that's always been the case. That's literally spaceX's primary job, putting things in space for NASA. It's the same for every launch provider in the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dangling_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago Federal funding for space exploration? permalink fedilink source parent