Is NASA considering cancelling contracts with SpaceX?

[grumpyduck]

Purely speculation, of course, but wondering if they might be thinking about cutting ties for visibility or other reasons.

BTW, the alliteration in the subject line was totally accidental.

[Wounded Bear]

1. Doubtful. Not a lot of options for lifting supplies to the ISS right now...

can't go back to the Russians.

[former9thward]

3. Russians are still transporting Americans to the space station.

Russians and American share spacecraft despite nations’ enmity over Ukraine

Two cosmonauts and one astronaut flew to International Space Station in Soyuz rocket in rare instance of Moscow-Washington cooperation

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/21/us-astronaut-and-russian-cosmonauts-arrive-at-international-space-station

[WestMichRad]

9. Not for much longer.

Russia has announced that they are leaving the ISS “after 2024”, so we can’t count on them for ferrying astronauts to and from the ISS for much longer.

[former9thward]

2. The Pentagon is busy signing contracts with SpaceX.

So I doubt NASA would be canceling them.

SpaceX wins $102 million Air Force contract to transport military cargo and humanitarian aid around the world in a rocket

https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-wins-air-force-contract-rocket-cargo-humanitarian-aid-world-2022-1

SpaceX gets $1.9 million Air Force contract for Starlink services in Europe and Africa

https://spacenews.com/spacex-gets-1-9-million-air-force-contract-for-starlink-services-in-europe-and-africa/

SpaceX and ULA win billions in Pentagon rocket contracts, beating out Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman


https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/07/spacex-and-ula-win-2022-pentagon-rocket-launch-contracts.html

[Celerity]

4. No.

[MLAA]

5. Imagine what you could have achieved had you tried 'alliterating'!

Is NASA currently contemplating categorically cancelling current contracts considering the callow and capricious character of the CEO’s character?

Whew. Yes, I have time on my hands. I’m waiting for my car to be serviced forced to listen to endless Christmas music just a few decibels too loud while drinking too much free coffee.

[grumpyduck]

6. Yikes.

Captive audience... that helpless feeling...

[RussBLib]

7. Could we nationalize SpaceX?

It's not comforting to know all these launches are in the hands of this unstable individual, eg Musk.

[LastDemocratInSC]

8. NASA leadership has expressed confidence in Gwynne Shotwell

and her ability to insulate the company from Musk's mania.

https://news.yahoo.com/spacex-exec-tells-nasa-not-204000647.html