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US concerned NASA will be overtaken by China's space program::undefined

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[–] lemmus@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Choosing Musk and SpaceX for Artemis is likely NASAs biggest mistake.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

It was always part of Musk's plan to cripple NASA funding and pump that money into SpaceX.

[–] MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 16 points 8 months ago

If you look at the Artemis mission and think starship is the weakest part of the plan, you are simply not being objective.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

At least for ISS, the choice is either Musk or Putin.

I don’t know which one is worse, especially considering Musk is aiding Putin via Starlink in Ukraine.

Ukraine claims Russian forces using Musk’s Starlink in occupied areas

But as someone who works in the industry, it is a bleak outlook. NASA absolutely needs more funding for its human spaceflight exploration, Earth Science, robotic exploration, and astronomy/astrophysics.