Which is to say: putting the future of NASA and American space exploration/science in the hands of poorly led startups and sociopathic billionaires is not a strategy for lasting success. NASA has always relied on public-private partnerships but adults are not running these companies anymore. - ThreadSky

tyleraking.com • 1 day ago

Which is to say: putting the future of NASA and American space exploration/science in the hands of poorly led startups and sociopathic billionaires is not a strategy for lasting success. NASA has always relied on public-private partnerships but adults are not running these companies anymore.

Reposted from Dr. Tanya Harrison

Let's debunk this whole "space is hard" mantra.

Looking at all NASA-led missions launched since 2000, only 4 out of ~60 missions experienced total failures.

Two of these were due to issues with the commercial launch vehicle, & two were spacecraft issues.

That is a *93% success rate.* (1/n)

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aroostookdemocrats.bsky.social•1 day ago

idahogem.bsky.social•1 day ago

Look at who’s working in space x control center and then compare to nasa. No dress code and I doubt any drug testing since it’s ok for the boss to be high on ketamine.

newbandy15.bsky.social•1 day ago

The propaganda from said billionaires has flooded our country, always requiring NASA to hold up their standards….yet, space x tosses all sorts of ideas onto their launch pads and launches them, with total failures littering space and our planet with space debris, and there is no oversight to them.

experimental22.bsky.social•1 day ago

Americans should expect at least 3-4 major commercial crashes over the next year, at least.

markymarkdc.bsky.social•21 hours ago

tyleraking.com•1 day ago

The business culture in America to seek short-term profit over quality and longevity means NASA has lost its formerly reliable American space partners. The gutting of NASA’s budget means they’ve bled skilled talent. What’s left is a hodgepodge of spare parts that’s always a half solution.

tyleraking.com•1 day ago

Our most reliable partner to exit the atmosphere is Russia. That should tell you everything about the state of Space. We have cannibalized ourselves and now Russia/China are eating our whole lunch.

sarahkendrew.bsky.social•23 hours ago

ESA still exists?

tyleraking.com•1 day ago

And to clarify because I think I worded it poorly: The people who work at NASA are rock stars of the highest talent. The private sector has gone completely to shit. We should fully fund NASA to do amazing things.

tyleraking.com•1 day ago

Like I dunno if people who grew up other places feel this way but being from Florida, growing up doing to KSC, watching the shuttle fly from my backyard, hearing the sonic booms when they came back—it filled me with such awe and admiration...

tyleraking.com•1 day ago

And it boggles my mind anyone looks at our American space legacy, all we’ve accomplished, and all we could be capable of, and says “meh.” I don’t get it. The people of NASA are my heroes.

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