Re:After years of setbacks, NASA’s SLS moon rocket is ready ...
by panick21_ on Sunday August 28, 2022 @07:39PM
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I disagree, there is a heavy slant towards SpaceX because SpaceX earned it. And taking maximum advantage of that makes a huge amount of sense. And it makes sense to talk about them more then anybody else.
But even fans of SpaceX agree that dual sourcing is important, it just so happens that the secondary bids are mostly not as good or inspiring. So they are talked about less.
Of the two rockets that resulted from the original COTS program, Falcon 9 and Antares, I think its pretty clear why when talking about those there is a heavy slant towards Falcon 9.
Had NASA not given SpaceX a chance for HR (as Bolten and others in the Obama administration wanted) the US would be reliant on Russia for ISS and that would be a literal disaster right now.
Success in the space industry is slanted towards SpaceX, and that why its the same on this sight.
But even fans of SpaceX agree that dual sourcing is important, it just so happens that the secondary bids are mostly not as good or inspiring. So they are talked about less.
Of the two rockets that resulted from the original COTS program, Falcon 9 and Antares, I think its pretty clear why when talking about those there is a heavy slant towards Falcon 9.
Had NASA not given SpaceX a chance for HR (as Bolten and others in the Obama administration wanted) the US would be reliant on Russia for ISS and that would be a literal disaster right now.
Success in the space industry is slanted towards SpaceX, and that why its the same on this sight.