Post AutZYuLfzxLQxXEcHA by schnedan@social.tchncs.de
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 (DIR) Post #AutYn2ernhA4pZO27s by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-07T18:19:20Z
       
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       #NASA, #Pentagon push for #SpaceX alternatives amid #Trump’s feud with #Musk
The fight between Trump & #ElonMusk highlights the government’s outsize #dependence on a single company [& a bunch of idiots] for missions.#USpol #idiocracy #kakistocracy https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/06/07/trump-musk-spacex-nasa-national-security/
       
 (DIR) Post #AutZ7GL2eCPN3DkuK8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-07T18:22:59Z
       
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       #NASA & #Pentagon ofcls moved swiftly this past week to urge competitors to #Musk’s #SpaceX to more quickly develop alternative #rockets & #spacecraft after #Trump threatened to cancel Space X’s contracts & Musk’s defiant response.
Govt ofcls were especially stunned after Musk responded to Trump with a salvo of his own: SpaceX would stop flying its Dragon spacecraft, a move that would leave the space agency with no way to transport its astronauts to the #ISS.
       
 (DIR) Post #AutZMd7WE8qa3Fl43U by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-07T18:25:46Z
       
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       #Musk later recanted his threat. But it alarmed officials at #NASA, which entrusts #SpaceX with the lives of its astronauts, & at the #Pentagon, which relies heavily on the company to launch its most sensitive #satellites.The worried reaction within #space & #NationalSecurity agencies highlights the risks of the govt’s heavy #dependence on SpaceX for crucial tasks, including #classified missions. #USpol #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy
       
 (DIR) Post #AutZYuLfzxLQxXEcHA by schnedan@social.tchncs.de
       2025-06-07T18:27:57Z
       
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       @Nonilex why not switch to Trumps best Buddy Putin? Guess Esa would be more than glad to sell the launch site build for Sojus in Kourou.There is a Deal waiting!
       
 (DIR) Post #AutZZ9YHTNL86yFOVM by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-06-07T18:28:02Z
       
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       #SpaceX, with billions of dollars in govt contracts, flies people & cargo to the #ISS, launches #satellites for the #Pentagon & develops satellites used by #intelligence agencies. The concerns are compounded by the fact that its competitors have been slow to catch up, leaving SpaceX’s dominance largely unchallenged & the government with few options.#USpol #Trump #Musk #NationalSecurity #idiocracy #kakistocracy
       
 (DIR) Post #AutaGTonzwX3Q2dWAi by samiamsam@mastodon.social
       2025-06-07T18:35:46Z
       
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       @Nonilex example 1,428,7654 why we aka the US government should never allow monopolies for anything or any industry
       
 (DIR) Post #AutaRgUdDMLrujXiiW by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
       2025-06-07T18:37:50Z
       
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       @Nonilex there is a solution. eminent domain...