• NocturnalMorning
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    9 hours ago

    When SpaceX was founded literally all of their contracts were government contracts.

    • CookieOfFortune
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      9 hours ago

      Yeah they were saved early on by NASA’s private commercial development programs. Are you saying NASA should not have implemented these programs? Do you prefer cost plus contracts?

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        8 hours ago

        I was simply commenting on the fact that people think SpaceX is a private company. It may be a private company on paper, but it’s first contract was an ISS contract funded by tax payer dollars. To me, that’s not a private company, that’s all.

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          7 hours ago

          Are you saying that any company that takes government contracts initially should not be considered a private company? Wouldn’t this apply to all launch providers? Why is SpaceX singled out?

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              6 hours ago

              Isn’t it also about Artemis (Lockheed, Boeing, Northrop, and Rocketdyne)?

              • NocturnalMorning
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                6 hours ago

                The post literally says NASA and SpaceX. I am well aware that the project was a joint effort between many different companies. The post topic says NASA and SpaceX. Go be pedantic somewhere else.