AcerbicFwit t1_jdan6z2 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 12:49 AM

NASA is a hot mess period. If it weren’t for Musk & Bezos they’d have to beg the Russians for rides.

collax974 t1_jdbzduz wrote on March 23, 2023 at 9:06 AM

Bezos ? He can't even reach orbit.

Reddit-runner t1_jdc2hxy wrote on March 23, 2023 at 9:52 AM

What orbital service is Bezos currently providing?

Not only is he years late on his orbital rocket. His inability to deliver functioning engines on time is also grounding rockets of other companies!

LordBrandon t1_jdbriia wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:09 AM

They developed the commercial cargo and commercial crew programs so that they could divert funding to the moon program. They could have easily continued the shuttle program if that was their focus.

ferrel_hadley t1_jdd5baw wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:26 PM

>If it weren’t for Musk & Bezos

SpaceX was built on NASA contracts like the original resupply missions, they won that contract before Falcon 9 had made its first flight. Its as odd as saying if it was not for Boeing and Lockheed Martin the airforce would not be able to fly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Resupply_Services

Had SpaceX not been in the crew program that would have gone to Sierra Nevadas Dream Chaser and Boeings Starliner (the later having now built a system to fly NASA contracted astronauts. ).