Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star

Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star by ncmncm on Friday February 11, 2022 @06:21PM (#30308204)

While US gov't put in $billions. But who kept ownership? Mars hype turns out to be good for drawing money out of governments.

ITER is a dead end, no matter what, so not a useful data point.

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Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star by s1artibartfast on Friday February 11, 2022 @06:44PM (#30308402)

>While US gov't put in $billions.

There is a difference between buying something and putting in money. If I buy a cheeseburger, I can't say I "put in" $5 to McDonalds and should have some ownership. If I pay my contract plumber to fix my toilet, I don't own their business either.

I think you will be hard-pressed to find any substantial examples where the US gov wasn't buying something from SpaceX.

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Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star by ncmncm on Saturday February 12, 2022 @02:33AM (#30310718)

McDonald's won't go bankrupt if you elect not to get the large fries. SpaceX would have gone bankrupt several times if NASA hadn't kicked in at a crucial moment.

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Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star by s1artibartfast on Saturday February 12, 2022 @10:51AM (#30313669)

So they deserve equity for being a critical customer? I still don't follow the logic.

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Re:Earth-like planet spotted orbiting Sun’s closest star by ncmncm on Saturday February 12, 2022 @10:11PM (#30318768)

You won't.

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