this whole “i’m gonna stay blind to where technology is going because i don’t like him” is insanely dangerous and it’s baffling to watch so many people fall for the trap
So this is just a blatant lie. The contract in question here is for the US Deorbit Vehicle which will be a modified Dragon spacecraft that NASA will use to deorbit the ISS at the end of life It was NOT awarded this year. It was awarded on June 26th….2024…under the Biden administration.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2mo agoTrump reported 1,051 trades in his June disclosure. These two stood out: — June 18: Bought $250K–$500K in Boeing, the same day the Navy awarded Boeing an $880 million contract — June 23: Bought $15K–$50K in SpaceX, the same day NASA recorded a $425.6 million award to SpaceX
So NASA are saying it’s not a big deal, scientists are saying it’s not a big deal But wait! Sports journalist Johnny from Bloomberg says it’s a huge deal so I guess we should panic
This is just not true lol. SpaceX does take extreme care with debris mitigation They deorbit all spent stages when they can, put them in graveyards orbits when they can’t and have a very high success rate with doing so
So this was from crew missions and was a bit more complicated than “whatevering” the situation. Basically Crew Dragon has two parts the Trunk (used for cargo on cargo missions and used for stability in an abort for crew missions) and the spacecraft itself 1/4
Erin Fogg says Free Link@criminalerin.bsky.social · 2mo agoAlso SpaceX shit DOES crash on Earth lol it does it all the time!!
Very misleading headline and article It's not "out of control" as in spiralling after a malfunction. It launched two lunar landers for NASA last year then went into a graveyard orbit (as standard for any rocket on a mission like this...besides INTENTIONALLY hitting the moon)
The Independent@the-independent.com · 2mo agoBREAKING | An out-of-control SpaceX rocket has collided with the Moon READ MORE: trib.al/mGkWuJh
Notice how none of this actually changes anything I said
Kim, Bestie of Bunzy, Co-CEO Execubetch™️@easybakedoven.bsky.social · 3mo ago$1 bought more in 1963 than $1 buys today. Space X isn't "doing more for cheaper". They're doing less (blowing shit up) and it costs less. NASA has satellites launched in the 1970s still running on less electricity than a lighbulb. You are a fucking moron.
Genuinely have no idea how this is the best argument they have for the cost difference.
Kim, Bestie of Bunzy, Co-CEO Execubetch™️@easybakedoven.bsky.social · 3mo agoYou might be the dumbest person on Bluesky. Congratulations.
He did cancel it and rightfully because it was a failing program and what followed it was far more successful and beneficial
Abba Irik@lamproterotatos.bsky.social · 3mo agoObama tried to cancel the Constellation program, which was supposed to return us to the moon and eventually send us to mars.
Except it doesn’t ban collaboration. Just restricts NSF funded research so that it’s not conducted with designated entities because China has been using this for espionage for years now And China is not a direct parallel to the USSR. Both operated very different in very different circumstances
Except the U.S. didn’t get mad over either of these and China did share lunar samples with US institutions They also talked about an exchange of samples by both but that didn’t go anywhere iirc
Literally not even remotely true and completely ignores WHY there’s such things as the wolf amendment China has a history of technology transfer that enables them to outcompete the U.S. when they otherwise would struggle Rocketry would be very much one of those
Don’t abuse NASA for your bullshit political dog whistling pls
Garth Marenghi's Catbus@catbus.phd · 4mo ago
Of course the tourists are here to give their retarded takes on this Rockets are hard, these things happen It’s not indicative that the current industry is magically flawed and that NASA would never see a failure
AZ Intel@azintel.bsky.social · 4mo agoBREAKING: Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up at Launch Complex-36 while attempting to static fire.
SpaceX literally operates the most reliable rocket every developed but ok
G8erlaw68@g8erlaw68.bsky.social · 5mo agoDoes Elon have any rockets that don't explode because maybe he should start using those.
This was the 7th overall success for the program. 6th successful splashdown
SuaSponte2024@suasponte2023.bsky.social · 5mo agoProven it will work on one occasion and blow up on all the rest of them?
Show me where on their financials they have “subsidies” listed
Too Many Squirrels@r1100rt.bsky.social · 5mo agoYou do realise that starship will never make it to Mars, right? It can barely make it into orbit. You do realise that this program is all about siphoning tax dollars from American pockets into Elon Musks. He could care less whether this rocket works or not as long as federal dollars keep flowing.
That it made a full mission. It flew, deployed, entered and splashed down bang on target. This was literally the full profile lmfao
MariusC@cirscc.bsky.social · 5mo agoAnd by the way what does it mean that the vehicle works? That it doesn't blow up on the ramp?
Yes after it had completed the entire fucking mission XD Like you guys really don’t grasp how retarded you sound to literally anyone who understands this stuff
Grumpy__Dev@grumpy-dev.bsky.social · 5mo agoBut it blew up right on target.