• RejZoR@lemmy.ml
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    16 hours ago

    Elon can barely send rockets with single banana into space and we’re suppose to trust him transporting real, living human astronauts back from ISS? Lol? He blew entire government budget he had for SpaceX and failed on all of the promises. He’s the leech that’s eating tax payer money, not veterans or trans people. On the other hand NASA itself has proven times and times again they can deliver incredible achievements reliably with smaller budgets. Ditch the dumbass Elon and redirect funds to NASA itself.

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      14 hours ago

      Elon is rapidly descending into madness, but this is a rather incorrect representation of SpaceX.

      barely send rockets with single banana into space and we’re suppose to trust him transporting real, living human astronauts back from ISS?

      Falcon 9 has flown ~450 successful missions, and around a dozen crew rotations to and from the ISS.

      failed on all of the promises

      CRS contracts: Delivered and renewed. CCDev contracts: Delevered and renewed. Falcon booster reuse: Commonplace.

      the leech that’s eating tax payer money

      Falcon 9 is usually the least expensive way to get mass to orbit, which has saved both NASA and USSF money.

      On the other hand NASA itself has proven times and times again they can deliver incredible achievements reliably with smaller budgets.

      The Space Shuttle wasn’t exactly reliable, and SLS is not cheap by any metric. Do you know how many Falcon 9 launches you could buy for the cost of one SLS?

      Ditch the dumbass Elon and redirect funds to NASA itself.

      Elon may be ditchable, but SpaceX are not.