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[–] Tillman@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Who in the current admin would you like to see run it? Because one of them would if it were nationalized. Who would be your pick?

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

It would be under NASA, but the argument is moot, since it wouldn't happen under a MAGA Nazi administration. It will have to wait until Americans take back our government. Then we can nationalize Space X, confiscate the DOGE Goblin's fortune, and deport him back to South Africa.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

The current regime is full of ignorant buffoons but at least in that case it would normally be temporary.

In the private model where the gov pays for everything anyway, the taxpayer pays the cost of doing the thing plus whatever profit the oligarch wants to make and you have no way of switching to another oligarch should the current one becomes unacceptable. There is simply no upside to SpaceX as a private entity