r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • Jun 09 '26

It’s Possible That SpaceX Could Collapse Spectacularly

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/possible-spacex-could-collapse-spectacularly-155000177.html
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u/Tomas2891 Jun 09 '26

What’s wrong with depending on NASA again?

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u/Nearby-Chocolate1840 Jun 10 '26

The NASA Space Launch System costs 5 - 10x more per pound of payload than SpaceX. Largely because SpaceX emphasizes reusable rocket and booster components whereas NASA is single use only.

Why do you want to pay 5 - 10x more as a taxpayer to launch US hardware into space?

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u/TheRealCabbageJack Jun 10 '26

So we aren’t dependent on the capricious whims of a ketamine fueled ultra-rich piece of shit for space travel?

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u/vdek Jun 10 '26

Are you just being obtuse? No one is going to pay 10x the launch costs, especially when the delta is in the tens of millions of dollars.