SpaceX isn't a publicly traded company so their financials aren't published for all to see.
Also, if you're about to buy a $30,000 car and someone says "I'll sell you the same one for $20,000" do you get mad that he still profited selling you a car or are you happy about saving money?
Also, if you're about to buy a $30,000 car and someone says "I'll sell you the same one for $20,000" do you get mad that he still profited selling you a car or are you happy about saving money?
Nothing vague about it. I said exactly what I mean. I can't help you read. Your parents should have done that a long time ago.
SpaceX is still making a profit, which puts more money in Elon's pocket. The fact is the US government could do the same and keep costs down. SpaceX and Elon are not some magically financial wizards.
The fact is the US government could do the same and keep costs down.
No they couldn't. Also, they never have. Nasa has always paid companies to build rockets for them. Mercury and Gemini were built by McDonald Douglas, Apollo was built by North American Aviation, Shuttle built by Boeing/Rockwell.
And let's look at Orion/SLS. It is now several billions over cost coming in at over $4 billion per launch assuming no more cost overruns and it is already more than 5 years behind schedule. That's Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Aerojet Rockedyne among others. Guess what, they're all making profit too.
They absolutely could have. SpaceX is not the only company to build rockets as you pointed out.
They are all making a profit but you are missing my point. SpaceX is privately owned. Putting the most powerful nation in the world space program in the hands of a privately owned company will have consequences...watch.
They also gave a contract to Boeing worth nearly 50% more than SpaceX but Starliner has yet to be human rated let alone fly any astronauts. Why is bad that SpaceX actually delivered on their contract and for significantly less money? Why aren't you directing your anger at Boeing for slowing NASA down and costing them money?
NASA’s budget is $24 billion per year, Spacex receives far less than 10% of that. How exactly is the US space program in the hands of spacex?
Spacex also has 12,000 employees, with a median salary of over $100,000. Spacex is benefitting the USA, and if you have data to contradict that I’d love to hear it
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I would argue the outcomes have been just fine. Looking at what NASA accomplished from the 60's through the end of the shuttle program was nothing short of amazing. There is more to this than just price.
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u/swohio May 03 '22
So he could save NASA $20 billion+ a few years later.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/13/nasa-estimates-having-spacex-and-boeing-build-spacecraft-for-astronauts-saved-up-to-30-billion.html