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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 140 points 1 day ago (70 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (7 children)

You guys are so stuck in the cult of personality. WE PAID FOR EVERYTHING SPACEX DID. IT BELONGS TO US.

[–] Marand@feddit.dk -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You paid for services rendered. By your logic you should eventually own your neighborhood grocery store because that's where you buy your bread.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

You’re talking to someone on lemmy, there’s a very high likelihood they think exactly that.

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