Is there war between Musk and the US administration?

by waton 4 Replies latest social current

  • waton
    waton

    Nasa is launching to go around the Moon this weekend. Elon Musk, just as close to the water, has a 33 engine booster ready to test and fire up, almost ready to stack one of his straships on top , and try to let the whole thing go, and catch it all again on the way down, for an encore .

    so, yesterday, the US administration send 2 of its stealth fighters to do a show of [air} force in front of the star ships , doing lomcevaks and all.

    Watching the spectacle I wondered whether it is a signal from Biden & Co, to Musk, not pull a fast one again, like when he send one of his tesla electric convertibles to Mars and beyond.

    The self financed genius is setting up two assembly lines in Texas, and Merritt Island FL too.

    The US government denied him the nearly Billion $ subsidy too, that was offered to bring direct internet access to every nook and cranny. and granny. Obviously he is doing just fine without it.

    Are we not glad Musk never became a special Pioneer.?

  • waton
  • BettyHumpter
    BettyHumpter
    "The self financed genius"


    Take Elon's schlong outta your mouth and come up for air....you're turning blue.

    I'm a fan of both Tesla and SpaceX but this 'self financed' stuff is Musk PR and also nonsense. He's been happy to accept billions to help his companies along. His $260 billion net worth allows him to do quite a bit of self-financing Now. But he's been bailed out numerous times on his journey.

    I'm happy to have a rich nerd doing really cool tech projects, though. Instead of just building bigger yachts.

    And no, I don't think what you described in your post is any sort of 'war' between him and NASA. They really have 2 different objectives now. He seems to be a genuine space enthusiast and I think he will be thrilled to see the SLS launch.


    https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-list-government-subsidies-tesla-billions-spacex-solarcity-2021-12#the-energy-department-loans-tesla-465-million-in-2010-9

    https://subsidytracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/tesla-inc

    https://fortune.com/2021/12/06/elon-musk-tesla-electric-vehicle-subisides-biden-infrastructure-bill/





  • Simon
    Simon

    Musk is a showman, his companies get lots of $$$ from government subsidies and carbon credits.

  • waton
    waton

    Simon, yeah, let the show go on. no, the US air force did not threaten to shoot down starship if it contained another car, and 2 other plane enthusiasts also did stunts in front of the cameras that constantly monitor the busy works at Musks workshop.

    re subsidies, yes, in return The government gets real bargains for their space transportation needs, competing with the Chinese, Russian, Indians. Subsidizing poor families too, a sure way to forestall a population decline (south Korea take note) even that country bought a Musk moon shot, on the cheap

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEcqHA7dbwM

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