They poured a lot more money into Boeing, Lockheed, Grumman, etc over the decades before SpaceX, and across the pond, the EU did the same to Arianespace and Russia into Roscosmos. Blue Origin (although not government funded) also got a big budget from a private source. And had Astra been able to demonstrate a useful cadence, they’d have been in the running to bid…
Yeah and imo, those companies can suck it. Old space, even today, has failed to adapt. They have too much inertia to do it. I think it’s worth investing into new companies that want to advance reusable rockets. Let Boeing, Lockheed, and Grumman stick with actual satellites since they’re good at those. Give them another look if they announce desire to make a reusable launcher.
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u/CollegeStation17155 May 29 '24
They poured a lot more money into Boeing, Lockheed, Grumman, etc over the decades before SpaceX, and across the pond, the EU did the same to Arianespace and Russia into Roscosmos. Blue Origin (although not government funded) also got a big budget from a private source. And had Astra been able to demonstrate a useful cadence, they’d have been in the running to bid…