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A comment on Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry. Parent comment

Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry by WalterBright on Thursday May 30, 2024 @04:53AM (#40521539)
SpaceX did not get subsidies from the government. What they got was a contract to deliver a rocket for a price. They delivered, and got the money.

Paying for a product is not a subsidy any more than you buying a Ford car is giving Ford a subsidy.

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Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry by TMWNN on Thursday May 30, 2024 @04:55AM (#40521553)
>SpaceX did not get subsidies from the government.

I do not disagree.

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Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry by asadotzler on Thursday May 30, 2024 @09:57AM (#40523787)
However, you are still wrong.
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Re:Starlink's Disruption of the Space Industry by throwaway1105q on Thursday May 30, 2024 @02:15PM (#40526931)
Could you clarify, then?
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