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Re:SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit by kerng on Saturday May 30, 2020 @05:54PM (#23365104)
I think one of the main priorities is military supremacy. It might not appear as that from a bit away, but that should not be overlooked. NASA's boss really highlighted some of that indirectly today as well with the increased funding to build out Space Force and some of that money goes to SpaceX obviously. So commercial, yes, but not like a car. More like a tank or fighter jet.
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Re:SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit by Gene_Parmesan on Saturday May 30, 2020 @07:10PM (#23365666)
With China making plans towards a potential moon landing, there's a chance of a 2nd space race forming, but to Mars. Not speaking to the odds of that, just saying I could see it developing in the next decade.
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Re:SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit by kerng on Saturday May 30, 2020 @07:27PM (#23365762)
Good point, despite all the Mars hype I think primary focus is going to be satellites that carry new kind of weapons and surveillance infrastructure, and establishing a basecamp on moon first.
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Re:SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit by imutemyteam on Sunday May 31, 2020 @01:28PM (#23371013)
ngl, not gonna be much of a race when one of the competitor's main business model is to make a duplicate of the winning model.
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Re:SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit by rorykoehler on Monday June 01, 2020 @12:47AM (#23375535)
They really know how to butter up the right people with the right words on their live streams and interviews. It is transparently hilarious.
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