• zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    To say they have nothing going for them and are being propped up by the government is not at all accurate

    That isn’t what they’re saying though, is it? They’re saying that SpaceX has the ability to fail more than NASA, because they’re not a government organization funded solely by taxes.

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      1 year ago

      Admittedly I think the biggest failures that hurt NASA were incidents when people, not rockets, blew up. It’ll be interesting to see if things change if/when there is a death from a SpaceX rocket.

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        1 year ago

        People die in work related incidents all the time. The only thing different about deaths from NASA incidents is that they are (usually) spectacular incidents (like massive explosions or cabin fires…not good things, just stunning) and high-profile.

        SpaceX does well because they basically ignore Elon.