Did the government get right to use the booster landing tech somewhere else. Bad deal if not.
Last edited:
Did the government get right to use the booster landing tech somewhere else. Bad deal if not.Even if you don't consider it handout, you can say SpaceX is built on the back of tons of government investment in space science and engineering. Commercial crew and cargo could be considered a partial handout because the government paid for the development, without claiming ownership of the final design. Commercial airlines, for example, do not directly pay for the development of an aircraft. Military who does directly pay for development generally retains ownership rights over the design.
Did the government get right to use the booster landing tech somewhere else. Ban deal if not.
Damn.The US government didn't pay for development of the F9 booster reusability. SpaceX funded this development themselves.
The US government didn't pay for development of the F9 booster reusability. SpaceX funded this development themselves.
This is not true, and hasn't been true for some years.THe largest portion of Tesla's profits right now are from essentially government subsidies via carbon credits.
Falcon 9 didn't complete until well after that '08 contract was awarded. You could very well make an entirely reasonable argument that it doesn't happen if the Govt doesn't save them.
Damn.
Leon: - "We're going to Mars in four years!"
Crewed SpaceX Flight To Mars In Four Years? Whatever You Say, Elon
Will Elon Musk send a human to Mars before or after he delivers a new production Roadster?jalopnik.com
View attachment 107242
He's holding a Delta IV Heavy.
That is a Yandex card!I'm turning in my googling card.
"Unfortunately, instead of focusing resources on critical safety analysis and collaborating on rational safeguards to protect both the public and the environment, the licensing process has been repeatedly derailed by issues ranging from the frivolous to the patently absurd."
Just imagine if Boeing publicly talked like SpaceX does.
I'm sure Boeing feels the same way on certification for the 777x and 737-10, which the FAA has been dragging out for years.
SpaceX says regulators will keep Starship grounded until at least November
SpaceX blames the regulatory delay on "issues ranging from the frivolous to the patently absurd."arstechnica.com
So you think Boeing could go to congress and bash the FAA's oversight right now? The FAA dragging it's feet has kept the 777X, 737-7, and 737-10 from being certified for years, but I am guessing Boeing would be slaughtered if it spoke like SpaceX did. And this is not the first time SpaceX has bashed the FAA's regulations, investigations, and oversight.The timing of that statement was for a specific hearing in Congress.
Congress, industry criticize FAA launch licensing regulations
A Sept. 10 hearing by the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee on “encouraging commercial space innovation while maintaining public safety” became a forum for complaints about a set of commercial launch and reentry regulations at the FAA, known as Part 450, intended to streamline the licensing process.
This brings me to a point I have told myself for decades.
Extreme and decadent wealth twists someone’s belief system and they start thinking they are superior people just due to their extreme wealth. When it’s just fucked up defective thinking.
This is the event that solidified my beliefI call it the Michael Jackson syndrome.
The richer and more famous they get, the more isolated they become. They increasingly fire anyone who challenges them and surround themselves with sycophantic yes men. This creates a spiral of delusion and weirdness.
This is the event that solidified my belief
John du Pont - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
Uber rich guy involved in weird hobbies and driving around in some ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER on his enormous estate that trains wrestlers for some reason. Everyone around him saw he was becoming more and more “erratic” where anyone else would be deemed “insane” or at best “unstable”. Kills some Olympic wrestler for weird reasons.
That is an example of wealth gone wrong it’s not healthy to have that much wealth and no plan to get rid of it.
To date, he is the only member of the Forbes 400 richest Americans to be convicted of murder.]
So you think Boeing could go to congress and bash the FAA's oversight right now? The FAA dragging it's feet has kept the 777X, 737-7, and 737-10 from being certified for years, but I am guessing Boeing would be slaughtered if it spoke like SpaceX did. And this is not the first time SpaceX has bashed the FAA's regulations, investigations, and oversight.
Looking forward to the data they get but man depressing your own cabin is pucker inducing.BTW, Polaris Dawn launched yesterday.
No airlock?Looking forward to the data they get but man depressing your own cabin is pucker inducing.
No airlock?