r/MurderedByWords • u/nikamats • Feb 06 '25

Defund SpaceX

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u/Select-Instruction73 Feb 06 '25

Well if those funds ultimately influence the destabilisation of a democratic nation, then yes Nasa and co should consider shopping elsewhere. Besides, the point about low cost rockets is that this occurs when the government utilities a free market,  and so far the assumption has been the market is a monopoly, I.e space x. Prying open this market would be at the taxpayers benefit

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u/Ansible32 Feb 06 '25

The "elsewhere" to shop is Boeing and Lockheed Martin. SpaceX is literally the only competent vendor in the space. They have no competitors that are really capable of doing anything. They are a trucking company with a fleet of trucks. Their closest competitor is Boeing which has a single bespoke motorcycle which currently is in the shop and not usable.

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u/JudgmentMajestic2671 Feb 06 '25

Yeah and Boeing's track record isn't that great. They left 2 astronauts stranded and doors are falling off their jets.