The slap fight between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has highlighted the absurdity of keeping so much of our space program and satellite internet infrastructure in the hands of a single oligarch.
Honestly surprising to see the ratio here. (11⬆️ to 7⬇️ at time of posting.) Downvoters, I’m curious about your rationale: why do you think this is a bad idea?
The only time the government is willing to spend money on space exploration ( or anything for that matter) is if they are trying to play a game of “Im better then you” with other nations.
We have a public space agency in the US and they have done jack all in maned space exploration since the end of the Apollo program. And what little they have done has been massively overpriced.
In my opinion , it’s best to have both public and commercial space flight programs. Greed in two different directions might actually accomplish something and I strongly believe that we need a STRONG space presence not just in our own solar system but in many systems throughout the galaxy for our own survival as a species.
Honestly surprising to see the ratio here. (11⬆️ to 7⬇️ at time of posting.) Downvoters, I’m curious about your rationale: why do you think this is a bad idea?
The only time the government is willing to spend money on space exploration ( or anything for that matter) is if they are trying to play a game of “Im better then you” with other nations.
We have a public space agency in the US and they have done jack all in maned space exploration since the end of the Apollo program. And what little they have done has been massively overpriced.
In my opinion , it’s best to have both public and commercial space flight programs. Greed in two different directions might actually accomplish something and I strongly believe that we need a STRONG space presence not just in our own solar system but in many systems throughout the galaxy for our own survival as a species.
Interesting. Thank you for sharing your perspective. I appreciate it.
Downvotes aren’t for disagreeing with the article lol
My guess is corporations or conservatives don’t like Jacobin?