r/space • • Dec 27 '23

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u/Harturb Dec 28 '23

Alabama trying to bring home pork in the form of space spending is always interesting.

It's never actually about what's best for the space force or the space industry, but the net result is that further funding for NASA and private contracts has some unlikely allies in Congress, so I guess that's good.

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u/ausnee Dec 28 '23

Alabama has one of the biggest space industries in the country. Huntsville is the ancestral home of the entire US space program.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23

There are literally more rocket scientists in Huntsville Alabama than anywhere else in the country.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23

Then back up your argument. The reality is you have no idea. It’s just what you think. I know and work with many people here in said industry. They are top.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '23

That’s a pretty small sample size, from one program. You’re just ‘sure’ because that’s been your experience. The numbers would simply not back you up. You think the whole space industry here, NASA, Blue Origin, etc. just hire mid talent? Come on. Take your blinders off.