[proust]

It’s easy to “take risks” when you get 5 billion in gov subsidies.

[Monty22002]

Are you saying that Draper or Northrup shouldn’t have gotten anything for Apollo? Or are you just one of those anti-space luddites? It isn’t free, but it’s more of worth than almost any other government spending.

[PIF]

It’s easy to “take risks” when you get 5 billion in gov subsidies.

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Just plain BS to say that -

[cgbg]

I agree—I would be a big fan of Musk if he did it with all private capital.

Instead of being a symbol of what private markets can do, he has become a symbol of kleptocracy in action.

[blam]

"It’s easy to “take risks” when you get 5 billion in gov subsidies."

That's exactly what I tell my physicist son when he starts oohing & aahing about Musk.

[Kickass Conservative]

>>>It’s easy to “take risks” when you get 5 billion in gov subsidies<<<

The two Astronauts sitting on top of that potential Bomb are being paid 5 Billion Dollars? Wow...