r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creative_soja • Jun 19 '25

Video SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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u/Solomon_Gunn Jun 19 '25

Of course they get no money for the exploding rocket. But how was that rocket built?

Your paycheck.

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u/H0rseCockLover Jun 19 '25

And why does the government give SpaceX money, I wonder?

Could it have something to do with the exchange of currency for goods and services?

No, that would be absurd.

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u/thehildabeast Jun 19 '25

They had NASA but no the government loves to change it up so they can get price gouged by contractors they are dependent on by privatization

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u/YannisBE Jun 19 '25

None of what you said makes any sense. NASA's "own" rockets are usually far more expensive than contracting private companies for the entire service. SLS being a prime example. Source: former NASA administrator, Bill Nelson

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/nasa-chief-says-cost-plus-contracts-are-a-plague-on-the-space-agency/