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  • Elon Musk said SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft “immediately” because of threats by Donald Trump to cancel government contracts with Musk’s businesses.
  • Musk’s announcement on his social media site X escalated a war of words with Trump that began after the Tesla CEO criticized the major tax bill being pushed by the Republican president.
  • A SpaceX Dragon capsule brought two NASA astronauts back to Earth in March after they were stranded for months at the International Space Station by a Boeing Starliner capsule.
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[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 211 points 3 weeks ago (13 children)

And this is why billionaires should not control vital resources

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 42 points 3 weeks ago

But they always do.

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 101 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

I think I’d laugh myself unconscious if Trump nationalized Space X.

[–] moonlight@fedia.io 42 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been saying for years that it needs to be nationalized. And this is a really good time to do so; Elon is showing that him being in charge is a national security risk.

But Trump 100% doesn't have the guts to do it.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

That's the CO part of the TACO

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 3 weeks ago

Trump would rather just give the ISS transport job back to his bff putin

[–] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Gaddammit that’s annoyingly good.

[–] vacuumfountain@startrek.website 5 points 3 weeks ago

The IP trace shows it’s coming from the SMoon!!!

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I doubt he could manage that.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 69 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is the end of manned space flight for the USA. Thanks MAGAts.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Blue Origin will have us doing it again. They truly are the tortoise of the race.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 58 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

Yeah, let's get the other billionaire idiot on the payroll so he can get Katy Perry to the ISS.

[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That would be some fireworks

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Make 'em go, “Ah, ah, ah”

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[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Have they even achieved orbit?

[–] urda@lebowski.social 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

That's a load bearing "yet"

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[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 31 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do it, bring back NASA into full force and increase their budget.

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago
[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

WE'RE NOT GOING TO MARS, YOU FUCKING NAZI ASSCLOWN. IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.

NASA HAS LAUNCHED MANY ROCKETS FOR MANY DECADES. YOU BLOW SHIT UP BECAUSE YOU THINK THE RULES OF PHYSICS AND MECHANICS DONT APPLY TO YOU.

EVERYTHING WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU WERE DEPORTED TO A BLACK SITE.

FUCK YOU, ELMO

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 12 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

Going to Mars is a fucking great idea.

And frankly SpaceXs rapid testing isn’t a big deal. It’s lead to decent results.

Musks sucks, but SpaceX isn’t why.

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Deliberately burning up a viable planet and blowing all your resources to go to a dead planet is fucking stupid on every level and every metric. Absolutely indefensible.

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[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why do I feel like the entire government is based off a 2yo building a house of cards with his bully from school.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 20 points 3 weeks ago

Because you have a firm grasp of reality?

[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 weeks ago

Is he promising to leave the former US?

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Dominance of this country is being fought over by a couple of petty 12 year old tyrants. It’s like a version of that Twilight Zone where the powerful kid is surrounded by people trying not to upset him, except the kids are drug-addled and senile.

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 19 points 3 weeks ago

By launching it?

[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The same spacex that hasn’t had a launch since trump took office?

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago

The SpaceX that got 3 billion dollars to get us to Mars and didn't get beyond blowing up a banana over the Indian ocean, that one yes

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago

What’s the threat here? If you don’t give me money then I won’t spend it?

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