the thing is that NASA did indeed try to build reusable spaceships themselves back in 1968 with the space shuttle. the thing is: they didn’t make it. their space shuttle sucked and cost more than non-reusable rockets. Then some 30 years later SpaceX came along and somehow did the impossible, which is to build reusable rockets that are actually cheaper than the previous, non-reusable rockets. So, that’s a big step forward. As a consequence, NASA started paying SpaceX for the fine product they were making that they tried to make themselves previously but failed.
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DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Seize their assets, fund NASA.
That’s how you actually make America great.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
minkymunkey_7_7@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
National space programs suck. We need a united international space push. Something overseen by… Let’s call it the Union Aerospace Corporation. When earth science and tech is combined who knows what they can do on distant research bases set up in places like Mars. Maybe even open portals to transfer matter and energy across vast distances.
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You would think more people on Lemmy would recognize a Doom reference. I’ve never played any Doom game but that was enough for me to go “That’s Doom right?” and confirm with a quick search
damnedfurry@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The downvoters almost certainly didn’t even make it to the end of the comment before they clicked the down arrow and resumed scrolling. The last sentence made it 10x more obvious, imo.
minkymunkey_7_7@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I know right. This was the original story in 1993.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Um, no.