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NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission

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404 points voxleone | 3 comments | 21 Oct 25 12:58 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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2OEH8eoCRo0 ◴[21 Oct 25 13:15 UTC] No.45655366[source]▶
About damn time!
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philipwhiuk ◴[21 Oct 25 13:26 UTC] No.45655500[source]▶
Who do you think is capable of competing, given that they didn't win the bid the first time round?
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1. trentnix ◴[21 Oct 25 13:39 UTC] No.45655671[source]▶
Regardless of capability, it's in NASA's best interests and our best interests to encourage others to try. I think we are better off if the rocket industry (and every industry) is not dominated by a single organization, even if we believe that organization is altruistic and excellent.
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2. roer ◴[21 Oct 25 13:50 UTC] No.45655783[source]▶
Well, NASA tried that originally but didn't have the budget, and in that sense it's better late than never to fund something different. The reasoning as presented just doesn't reflect reality.
3. philipwhiuk ◴[21 Oct 25 14:08 UTC] No.45656016[source]▶
They did. They held a bidding process. SpaceX won the bid. As Americans you didn't vote for a government that wanted to fund multiple bids.