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Peacetrain

(24,279 posts)
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:33 PM Jun 2025

Musk is threatening to decommission the DRAGON spacecraft.. the only spacecraft we have now to move astronauts

to the space station...

https://news.yahoo.com/news/spacex-decommission-dragon-spacecraft-musk-204603634.html

This is getting hotter and hotter

&quot Reuters) -Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately, the billionaire said on Thursday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that the government should cancel Musk's federal contracts."

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Irish_Dem

(79,722 posts)
1. US is totally at fault. Gave a known psychopath drug addict too much power and govt contracts.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:35 PM
Jun 2025

Irish_Dem

(79,722 posts)
8. I know, it is a real shit storm.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:43 PM
Jun 2025

I was a therapist for 40 years and it is like a family therapy sessions where the wheels come off
and it all goes sideways.

In a therapy session the therapist can start knocking heads together and getting control
of the session.

America has no one who can help.

Oh well sit back and enjoy the show.

Coventina

(29,101 posts)
4. What?!?!?! You meand there's a DOWNSIDE to privatizing governmental functions?!?!?!?
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:40 PM
Jun 2025

Who could have anticipated that!?!?!?

Peacetrain

(24,279 posts)
9. Some right winger somewhere... they always think they can do it better
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:47 PM
Jun 2025

the truth is they cannot do it at all.. they do not believe in work, education, knowledge.. and whenever they get their hands on something it costs twice as much as when the government does it..

Response to Peacetrain (Original post)

tinrobot

(11,946 posts)
7. One more reason to keep Boeing's ship going.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:42 PM
Jun 2025

Yeah, they had thruster problems, but those seem easier to fix than CEO problems.

Johonny

(25,404 posts)
10. I believe the government has mechanisms to prevent
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:48 PM
Jun 2025

That, although it is hard to use those mechanisms if the government cancels your contracts . . .

Peacetrain

(24,279 posts)
12. I wonder if they have any idea what they are doing right now...
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 04:49 PM
Jun 2025

they have tried to get rid of all our experienced people.. this is just the start of the mayhem that is going to happen

ImNotGod

(1,194 posts)
13. Because I hate both equally I would love it if tRump nationalized all of Musk's space cowboy shit
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:13 PM
Jun 2025

TommyT139

(2,146 posts)
14. I'm fine nationalizing SpaceX.
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 08:02 PM
Jun 2025

But I bet Trump would want another toady to take it over.

Maybe we should make friends with countries that can go into space...if anyone will still have us.

ecstatic

(35,012 posts)
15. IMO, this shows that we should not be letting a private company control so much key infrastructure
Thu Jun 5, 2025, 08:08 PM
Jun 2025

It's dangerous. Not to mention, this is just more embarrassment on the world stage.

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