Re:James Webb Space Telescope launch [video]
by timmytokyo on Saturday December 25, 2021 @04:14PM
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Just watched "Don't Look Up" on Netflix last night. It's about a space mission designed to save the planet from a comet. It did a nice job of satirizing the misplaced faith so many Americans have in eccentric billionaires.
Re:James Webb Space Telescope launch [video]
by drexlspivey on Saturday December 25, 2021 @01:32PM
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SpaceX is not a public company so almost nobody is able to buy shares
Re:James Webb Space Telescope launch [video]
by sixQuarks on Saturday December 25, 2021 @02:04PM
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Ummm Maybe it’s because SpaceX is able to innovate faster than any government entity?
Re:James Webb Space Telescope launch [video]
by thebigman433 on Saturday December 25, 2021 @04:01PM
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They can, but why does anyone think that they actually would, without an absolutely massive contract from NASA? It would be a total departure from what they are currently working on, and would basically be a one off mission. There is no reason to think they would want to do this.
AFAIK there is the goal for NASA to work on a robotic refueling system, I don't know how official is that, but they have 10 years to come up with something.