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1. 受不了包 (shibao@misskey.bubbletea.dev)'s status on Friday, 04-Aug-2023 01:34:42 JST 受不了包

   i keep wondering if the us will nationalize spacex if musk ends up hitting rock bottom

   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 04-Aug-2023 01:34:38 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     • blaaablaaaa

     @blaaablaaaa @shibao My buddy calls NASA “the world’s RC club” and they get a chuckle out of it every time

   • blaaablaaaa (blaaablaaaa@hermit.cafe)'s status on Friday, 04-Aug-2023 01:34:39 JST blaaablaaaa

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     I'm not sure nasa is really trying to innovate or hire the best honestly. If anything musk would abdicate and they would put a "competent" government connected person in charge of spacex to continue. Like I said "private" companies have less scrutiny and can get away with a bit more.
   • blaaablaaaa (blaaablaaaa@hermit.cafe)'s status on Friday, 04-Aug-2023 01:34:40 JST blaaablaaaa

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     Ah that would be interesting. I mean nasa appears to rely on spacex for pretty much anything useful. I get the feeling they need a competent "private" company that doesn't have has much public scrutiny.
   • 受不了包 (shibao@misskey.bubbletea.dev)'s status on Friday, 04-Aug-2023 01:34:40 JST 受不了包

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     • blaaablaaaa

     @blaaablaaaa@hermit.cafe exactly, so like the first opportunity that comes along (say, musk losing 200 billion of his personal wealth so far and it showing no signs of stopping) why wouldn't nasa wanna yoink all those motivated young engineers and stuff if they get the chance 👁

   • 受不了包 (shibao@misskey.bubbletea.dev)'s status on Friday, 04-Aug-2023 01:34:41 JST 受不了包

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     • blaaablaaaa

     @blaaablaaaa@hermit.cafe yeah i mean, i was envisioning elon defaults due to twitter folding, then the us going so sad musk, anyways all the spacex employees are now nasa and we'll be taking those boosters thxxxx

   • blaaablaaaa (blaaablaaaa@hermit.cafe)'s status on Friday, 04-Aug-2023 01:34:42 JST blaaablaaaa

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     Isn't it essentially with how much tax money it gets? I thought that was kind of how he ran his companies, even telsa is getting money for green initiatives and paying him for the ability to pop in charging stations. I could be wrong I don't follow anything too closely.