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  • Elon Musk said SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft “immediately” because of threats by Donald Trump to cancel government contracts with Musk’s businesses.
  • Musk’s announcement on his social media site X escalated a war of words with Trump that began after the Tesla CEO criticized the major tax bill being pushed by the Republican president.
  • A SpaceX Dragon capsule brought two NASA astronauts back to Earth in March after they were stranded for months at the International Space Station by a Boeing Starliner capsule.
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[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 209 points 1 year ago (13 children)

And this is why billionaires should not control vital resources

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

But they always do.

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 100 points 1 year ago (12 children)

I think I’d laugh myself unconscious if Trump nationalized Space X.

[–] moonlight@fedia.io 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been saying for years that it needs to be nationalized. And this is a really good time to do so; Elon is showing that him being in charge is a national security risk.

But Trump 100% doesn't have the guts to do it.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

That's the CO part of the TACO

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 year ago

Trump would rather just give the ISS transport job back to his bff putin

[–] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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The IP trace shows it’s coming from the SMoon!!!

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I doubt he could manage that.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 68 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is the end of manned space flight for the USA. Thanks MAGAts.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Blue Origin will have us doing it again. They truly are the tortoise of the race.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, let's get the other billionaire idiot on the payroll so he can get Katy Perry to the ISS.

[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would be some fireworks

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Make 'em go, “Ah, ah, ah”

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Blue Origin has used FAR less government money than SpaceX. That's one of the reason they sell those trips. You have to pay for things somehow.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean, SpaceX has a lot more government contacts, because you know, they have working orbital vehicles...

Edit: I deleted my other post because I was mostly wrong. I didn't realize New Glen has actually launched once. Good on them for achieving orbit.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They had way more government funding to get to the point Blue Origin is at. I'm not just talking about right now. That would be silly.

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Right. They built their rockets on Amazon wage theft and stock profits. Totally different than stealing directly from tax payers.

EDIT: Wage theft.

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[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Have they even achieved orbit?

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[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do it, bring back NASA into full force and increase their budget.

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago
[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

WE'RE NOT GOING TO MARS, YOU FUCKING NAZI ASSCLOWN. IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.

NASA HAS LAUNCHED MANY ROCKETS FOR MANY DECADES. YOU BLOW SHIT UP BECAUSE YOU THINK THE RULES OF PHYSICS AND MECHANICS DONT APPLY TO YOU.

EVERYTHING WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU WERE DEPORTED TO A BLACK SITE.

FUCK YOU, ELMO

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[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do I feel like the entire government is based off a 2yo building a house of cards with his bully from school.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 20 points 1 year ago

Because you have a firm grasp of reality?

[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago

Is he promising to leave the former US?

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dominance of this country is being fought over by a couple of petty 12 year old tyrants. It’s like a version of that Twilight Zone where the powerful kid is surrounded by people trying not to upset him, except the kids are drug-addled and senile.

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 17 points 1 year ago

By launching it?

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

What’s the threat here? If you don’t give me money then I won’t spend it?

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