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Re:NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission by eru on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @08:42PM (#45663660)
> Personally, I think it matters whether its achieved by a private company versus by society.

People appreciate German cars just fine, and no one seems to be particularly bothered that they are produced by workers in private sector companies instead of 'by society'. Whatever that even means.

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Re:NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission by harimau777 on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @01:24PM (#45672318)
I'm not sure that I understand how a consumer product like a car is similar to something done for inherent value like space exploration.

When I say "by society" I mean a non-private organization like NASA.

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Re:NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission by eru on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @06:47PM (#45676129)
The space exploration is done by NASA using inputs from the private sector, like hammers or rockets.

> When I say "by society" I mean a non-private organization like NASA.

Is there any non-government organisation that can do any good in your opinion? What about a charitable trust? What about mostly unorganised protesters like those that moved Germany towards unification?

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Re:NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission by harimau777 on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @09:48PM (#45677303)
Charities can do a lot of good. When it comes to stuff like this, my only concern is whether they are able to discriminate against people.

It's mainly profit oriented organizations that I don't trust.

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