And this is why billionaires should not control vital resources
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I think I’d laugh myself unconscious if Trump nationalized Space X.
I've been saying for years that it needs to be nationalized. And this is a really good time to do so; Elon is showing that him being in charge is a national security risk.
But Trump 100% doesn't have the guts to do it.
That's the CO part of the TACO
Trump would rather just give the ISS transport job back to his bff putin
SNASA is that you?
Lil NASA X
Gaddammit that’s annoyingly good.
The IP trace shows it’s coming from the SMoon!!!
Yeah, I doubt he could manage that.
I have said before I will eat both of my socks if a SpaceX rocket and ship fly humans to the moon and safely return by 2030.
I will also eat both of my socks if a two bit mob boss turned fascist nationalizes any significant corporate or industrial anything.
Fascists don't outright nationalize shit, because if they did, the entire oligarch class that is a huge part of their support base would turn on them instantly.
Fascists make deals with, facilitate, get kick backs from corporate oligarchs.
They essentially never seize their assets outright, because that would undermine the entire capitalist system that the corpos rely on, and support fascists so that they will keep getting tax breaks and grants and other government subsidies.
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It is the end of manned space flight for the USA. Thanks MAGAts.
Blue Origin will have us doing it again. They truly are the tortoise of the race.
Yeah, let's get the other billionaire idiot on the payroll so he can get Katy Perry to the ISS.
That would be some fireworks
Make 'em go, “Ah, ah, ah”
Blue Origin has used FAR less government money than SpaceX. That's one of the reason they sell those trips. You have to pay for things somehow.
I mean, SpaceX has a lot more government contacts, because you know, they have working orbital vehicles...
Edit: I deleted my other post because I was mostly wrong. I didn't realize New Glen has actually launched once. Good on them for achieving orbit.
They had way more government funding to get to the point Blue Origin is at. I'm not just talking about right now. That would be silly.
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Right. They built their rockets on Amazon wage theft and stock profits. Totally different than stealing directly from tax payers.
EDIT: Wage theft.
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Have they even achieved orbit?
Yes, NG-1 was orbital
You were down voted, but you're correct. I had to look that up. Pretty cool, on their first attempt too. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-launches-massive-new-glenn-rocket-into-orbit-on-1st-flight-video
Not yet
Edit: Turns out I was wrong. Their craft that was supposed to make it to orbit made it on its first attempt. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-launches-massive-new-glenn-rocket-into-orbit-on-1st-flight-video
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WE'RE NOT GOING TO MARS, YOU FUCKING NAZI ASSCLOWN. IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.
NASA HAS LAUNCHED MANY ROCKETS FOR MANY DECADES. YOU BLOW SHIT UP BECAUSE YOU THINK THE RULES OF PHYSICS AND MECHANICS DONT APPLY TO YOU.
EVERYTHING WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU WERE DEPORTED TO A BLACK SITE.
FUCK YOU, ELMO
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Why do I feel like the entire government is based off a 2yo building a house of cards with his bully from school.
Because you have a firm grasp of reality?
Is he promising to leave the former US?
Dominance of this country is being fought over by a couple of petty 12 year old tyrants. It’s like a version of that Twilight Zone where the powerful kid is surrounded by people trying not to upset him, except the kids are drug-addled and senile.
By launching it?
The same spacex that hasn’t had a launch since trump took office?
The SpaceX that got 3 billion dollars to get us to Mars and didn't get beyond blowing up a banana over the Indian ocean, that one yes
What’s the threat here? If you don’t give me money then I won’t spend it?
What if this is some 4d chess move to give more funding to NASA?
You mean... By Musk? Yikes... Does anyone have to answer that? Are you new to this reality?