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SleeplessinSoCal

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37. until now NASA, on behalf of taxpayers, were risking catastrophe.

Reply to inthewind21 (Reply #34)

Mon May 1, 2023, 10:34 PM

May 2023

Now, Musk runs the show. He and ego driven bastards like him have stepped into a new area. The Space Race no longer feels like the patriotic exploration of the unknown. Just vanity projects for the uber greedy.

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That was Tesla, the SpaceX site was chosen a decade ago Rstrstx Apr 2023 #8

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And Abbott don't care along with Musk.............. Lovie777 Apr 2023 #3

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It was not the destruction of the rocket that obliterated the launch pad. sanatanadharma Apr 2023 #4

Sounds like a very stable genius Permanut May 2023 #28

"Move fast, break things!" - Elon Musk NullTuples May 2023 #30

I've worked at All the Boeing and U.S. military sites along the puget sound SonofDonald May 2023 #33

this is the refuKKKchicken vision AT ITS BEST😱 bringthePaine Apr 2023 #5

Will there be massive personal injury lawsuits from this? ShazzieB Apr 2023 #6

It would have to be at the federal level. BigMin28 Apr 2023 #9

what we know now... SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2023 #10

What we know NOW? inthewind21 May 2023 #34

until now NASA, on behalf of taxpayers, were risking catastrophe. SleeplessinSoCal May 2023 #37

Here's some video footage C Moon Apr 2023 #11

Good Grief! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 #15

rumor is that he pushed to launch before it was ready to use 04-20 as launch date BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 2023 #12

Gee, That's Never RobinA May 2023 #29

I wondered where it ended up! cilla4progress Apr 2023 #13

i don't understand this line... Takket Apr 2023 #14

In a word, yes. WestMichRad Apr 2023 #17

You are correct moniss Apr 2023 #19

It may well be that he keeps moniss Apr 2023 #16

Corporations doing what corporations do best Farmer-Rick Apr 2023 #18

Uhuh. And when PEOPLE live under different economic systems? Hortensis May 2023 #27

EXACTLY! inthewind21 May 2023 #35

This makes me so mad... slightlv Apr 2023 #20

Why you ask inthewind21 May 2023 #36

I ALREADY thought Elon Musk was a monster. dchill Apr 2023 #21

a bit of hyperbole about the "town" RussBLib Apr 2023 #22

Feeling a financial pinch from the Twitter debacle Warpy Apr 2023 #24

How the hell does he get to create such destruction on our earth? I can't burn garbage on Maraya1969 Apr 2023 #25

Link to NYT article with wow! video of explosion Hortensis May 2023 #26

How much tax payer's money went into that project? efhmc May 2023 #31

It's in Texas if anybody else didn't know as I did not mahina May 2023 #32