Elon Musk

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    Musk’s influence over the federal government is extraordinary, and extraordinarily lucrative.

    Mr. Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, effectively dictates NASA’s rocket launch schedule. The Defense Department relies on him to get most of its satellites to orbit. His companies were promised $3 billion across nearly 100 different contracts last year with 17 federal agencies.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/…

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    • Why Elon Musk might care so much about Federal governmentneverscared
    • Why not nationalize SpaceX? That's the only company that counts. The rest, Tesla, X are trash
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    • This is both an own-goal by the federal government scrapping the space shuttle, and a byproduct of musk producing the lowest cost delivery system.monNom
    • SpaceX had competitors, and still does. I’m not aware of any that can match cost or capabilities. I mean, what is the alternative to spaceX at this point?monNom
    • ULA was reliant on Russian engines. They are getting a replacement from blue origin. SpaceX has a domestically produced engine today. That’s why they win.monNom
    • I’ll take, People just realizing that billionaires and gov’t fuck, AlexGnash
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