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  • Elon Musk said SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft “immediately” because of threats by Donald Trump to cancel government contracts with Musk’s businesses.
  • Musk’s announcement on his social media site X escalated a war of words with Trump that began after the Tesla CEO criticized the major tax bill being pushed by the Republican president.
  • A SpaceX Dragon capsule brought two NASA astronauts back to Earth in March after they were stranded for months at the International Space Station by a Boeing Starliner capsule.
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[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 211 points 1 year ago (13 children)

And this is why billionaires should not control vital resources

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

But they always do.

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 101 points 1 year ago (12 children)

I think I’d laugh myself unconscious if Trump nationalized Space X.

[–] moonlight@fedia.io 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been saying for years that it needs to be nationalized. And this is a really good time to do so; Elon is showing that him being in charge is a national security risk.

But Trump 100% doesn't have the guts to do it.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

That's the CO part of the TACO

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 year ago

Trump would rather just give the ISS transport job back to his bff putin

[–] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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The IP trace shows it’s coming from the SMoon!!!

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I doubt he could manage that.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 69 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is the end of manned space flight for the USA. Thanks MAGAts.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Blue Origin will have us doing it again. They truly are the tortoise of the race.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Yeah, let's get the other billionaire idiot on the payroll so he can get Katy Perry to the ISS.

[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would be some fireworks

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Make 'em go, “Ah, ah, ah”

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[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Have they even achieved orbit?

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[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do it, bring back NASA into full force and increase their budget.

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago
[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

WE'RE NOT GOING TO MARS, YOU FUCKING NAZI ASSCLOWN. IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.

NASA HAS LAUNCHED MANY ROCKETS FOR MANY DECADES. YOU BLOW SHIT UP BECAUSE YOU THINK THE RULES OF PHYSICS AND MECHANICS DONT APPLY TO YOU.

EVERYTHING WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU WERE DEPORTED TO A BLACK SITE.

FUCK YOU, ELMO

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[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do I feel like the entire government is based off a 2yo building a house of cards with his bully from school.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 20 points 1 year ago

Because you have a firm grasp of reality?

[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago

Is he promising to leave the former US?

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dominance of this country is being fought over by a couple of petty 12 year old tyrants. It’s like a version of that Twilight Zone where the powerful kid is surrounded by people trying not to upset him, except the kids are drug-addled and senile.

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 19 points 1 year ago

By launching it?

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

What’s the threat here? If you don’t give me money then I won’t spend it?

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What if this is some 4d chess move to give more funding to NASA?

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

You mean... By Musk? Yikes... Does anyone have to answer that? Are you new to this reality?

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