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Butuguru t1_j2duv2d wrote

Reply to comment by Reali5t in SpaceX caps 2022 with record-setting 61st Falcon 9 launch by Master-Strawberry-26

You have to be incredibly il-informed to think this. NASA literally funds SpaceX and helps them develop a lot of their tech. SpaceX just allows NASA to avoid the real hamstring: congressional requirements on budget. And don’t get to thinking it’s all NASA either, SpaceX has it own tech it also has pushed (of course from previous NASA considerations but notably bringing them to reality).

Outside of space, you really have to not understand what’s going on to think the gov doesn’t innovate. Nearly all advancements in the hard sciences come out of our national labs/nsf grants/nih/etc. Like it’s a modern marvel/gift we have these programs and people just don’t even know about them and say things like “government can’t innovate”. It’s just ridiculous.

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Reali5t t1_j2fg81o wrote

NASA is one of their customers, but not their only customer, but hey if NASA can do it better and cheaper then go ahead.

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fencethe900th t1_j2fn23v wrote

None of that applies to OP though. NASA is a customer, of course they fund SpaceX. But take a look at SLS to see the difference.

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