Re:"We're going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction."
by weMadeThat on Saturday January 04, 2025 @12:51PM
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> "I call on NASA to adopt new policies and embrace a new mindset," then-Vice President Mike Pence said in May 2019. "If our current contractors can't meet this objective, then we'll find ones that will."
Can't wait for the day NASA and the rest of the worlds engineers, scientists et al *take a week* to find proper people for government.
And no, Micky Musk is not the first of many steps.
Re:"We're going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction."
by jqpabc123 on Saturday January 04, 2025 @04:33PM
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We're going straight to whatever puts the most money in Elan's pocket
Allowing Musk to influence policy that he will directly benefit from is an inherent and obvious conflict of interest.
Trump can't/won't drain the swamp --- he and his moneyed supporters are stereotypicaL swamp dwellers. The only thing they intend to drain is federal funds right into their pockets.
Can't wait for the day NASA and the rest of the worlds engineers, scientists et al *take a week* to find proper people for government.
And no, Micky Musk is not the first of many steps.
Allowing Musk to influence policy that he will directly benefit from is an inherent and obvious conflict of interest.
Trump can't/won't drain the swamp --- he and his moneyed supporters are stereotypicaL swamp dwellers. The only thing they intend to drain is federal funds right into their pockets.