• spacesatan@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    To his credit SpaceX was at least a correct recognition that the dominant space launch companies were just a cartel milking federal funding for as much as possible. That sector is so stagnant that ULA still hasn’t blinked at the massive success of first stage reusability.

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      6 months ago

      When you’re a government agency, you have to play things super safe. When you’re an independent company, you can do whatever you want. And if you fail, no one cares. If the government agency fails, it’s hell to pay.

    • postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Well with SpaceX, there are now 2 big launch companies for the USA.

      and given how the gov likes to spread contracts around there isnt a real existential incentive to do much.