Trump is probably the biggest threat to space exploration in decades
ProfessorGale on
Honestly, it’s wild how much of space policy ends up being tied to the whims of billionaires. NASA feels more like a side character in its own story lately.
Current_Grass_9642 on
This “showdown” is probably another distraction to something sinister that these two are planning to do in the near future.
UpsidedownEngineer on
I am concerned about how China will take the lead in the space industry if this continues. China already has several companies preparing to land and reuse rockets this year, a space station, and plans to land on the moon by 2030. They are serious players and I feel that a lot of people are underestimating them. Infighting like this only going to worsen things.
the_catalyst_alpha on
We shouldn’t even have “space plans” at this point. How about get control of the circus first.
zombieda on
The way budget cuts were coming prior to this “feud”… I think space exploration was getting choked off anyway.
mycall000 on
Is funding for NASA being cut in the new BBB in the Senate now?
CommunismDoesntWork on
Not really. SpaceX was going to go to Mars without NASA anyway
ahnotme on
Think about how America’s partners in space programs look at this. Those programs are long term efforts. So people in Europe, Japan etc are now scratching their heads and wondering which of the agreements they thought they had concluded with the US is still alive today, as opposed to yesterday and tomorrow. You guys have gone crazy over there.
Decronym on
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Man if only we had a national space agency we could have invested into instead of some billionaires pet project…
Doomtime104 on
I can’t wait for the future documentaries that note the point when the US lost the Second Space Race to China was when the two billionaires burned the US space program to the ground over their egos.
dustofdeath on
But it provides new opportunities elsewhere.
Smaller companies, EU etc.
US is losing its dominance and falls behind because of the current presidency.
Jediomed on
Since we’re already in the darkest dumbest timeline, I’m hoping for NASA to suddenly get revenge funded by Trump to screw over Musk.
Absurdist02 on
Let us all extol the virtues of privatization!
/S
Latenighredditor on
This is what unleashing the private market on government agencies looks like
Nasa would have multiple levels of clearance before something gets shutdown.
Elon on a petty whim would just shut down shit that impede progress
RainOfAshes on
Considering everything, this hardly matters right now. As if this administration has any meaningful plans anyway. It’s all just narcissistic egos and selfish greed.
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Trump is probably the biggest threat to space exploration in decades
Honestly, it’s wild how much of space policy ends up being tied to the whims of billionaires. NASA feels more like a side character in its own story lately.
This “showdown” is probably another distraction to something sinister that these two are planning to do in the near future.
I am concerned about how China will take the lead in the space industry if this continues. China already has several companies preparing to land and reuse rockets this year, a space station, and plans to land on the moon by 2030. They are serious players and I feel that a lot of people are underestimating them. Infighting like this only going to worsen things.
We shouldn’t even have “space plans” at this point. How about get control of the circus first.
The way budget cuts were coming prior to this “feud”… I think space exploration was getting choked off anyway.
Is funding for NASA being cut in the new BBB in the Senate now?
Not really. SpaceX was going to go to Mars without NASA anyway
Think about how America’s partners in space programs look at this. Those programs are long term efforts. So people in Europe, Japan etc are now scratching their heads and wondering which of the agreements they thought they had concluded with the US is still alive today, as opposed to yesterday and tomorrow. You guys have gone crazy over there.
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
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|[ICBM](/r/Space/comments/1l5izdy/stub/mwhafp5 “Last usage”)|Intercontinental Ballistic Missile|
|[SLS](/r/Space/comments/1l5izdy/stub/mwhl8yi “Last usage”)|Space Launch System heavy-lift|
|Jargon|Definition|
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|[Starlink](/r/Space/comments/1l5izdy/stub/mwhd7s5 “Last usage”)|SpaceX’s world-wide satellite broadband constellation|
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Man if only we had a national space agency we could have invested into instead of some billionaires pet project…
I can’t wait for the future documentaries that note the point when the US lost the Second Space Race to China was when the two billionaires burned the US space program to the ground over their egos.
But it provides new opportunities elsewhere.
Smaller companies, EU etc.
US is losing its dominance and falls behind because of the current presidency.
Since we’re already in the darkest dumbest timeline, I’m hoping for NASA to suddenly get revenge funded by Trump to screw over Musk.
Let us all extol the virtues of privatization!
/S
This is what unleashing the private market on government agencies looks like
Nasa would have multiple levels of clearance before something gets shutdown.
Elon on a petty whim would just shut down shit that impede progress
Considering everything, this hardly matters right now. As if this administration has any meaningful plans anyway. It’s all just narcissistic egos and selfish greed.