Anonymous
11/1/2025, 1:34:32 AM
No.16832920
>>16832643
>>16832646
It's more than money
IDK if this is gonna hit as "i'm 15 and this is deep" type shit but Elon truly is ruining a good thing.
Bridenstine is representing companies that can only run off of prestige and the privilege afforded. That privilege being a slow paced, corporate, office based development environment. NASA and the US Govt basically cannot question timelines and cost because no one else but a few select companies can build shit and they all operate this way.
Elon is fucking this all up. SpaceX work culture is outright grueling both for workers and engineers and this culture kicks you out should you fall behind.
The old space workforce who are actually pretty old cannot compete with this energy and development structure. SpaceX was given a pretty good pass in the falcon era because an RP1/LOX rocket that took cargo and people to the ISS is something the Russians could do. The deck was stacked and it almost didn't happen but everyone was generally on their best behavior.
Now that SpaceX does seem to be making headway with Bridenstine and co knowing full well how far in development HLS is, this is the last time a company like Lockheed can get a chance to take the crown of going back to the moon. It's the only way relevance can be kept.
If SpaceX with a bunch of retarded newgrads can do literally everything cheaper and quicker then there is no point of passing anything off to heritage companies
>>16832646
It's more than money
IDK if this is gonna hit as "i'm 15 and this is deep" type shit but Elon truly is ruining a good thing.
Bridenstine is representing companies that can only run off of prestige and the privilege afforded. That privilege being a slow paced, corporate, office based development environment. NASA and the US Govt basically cannot question timelines and cost because no one else but a few select companies can build shit and they all operate this way.
Elon is fucking this all up. SpaceX work culture is outright grueling both for workers and engineers and this culture kicks you out should you fall behind.
The old space workforce who are actually pretty old cannot compete with this energy and development structure. SpaceX was given a pretty good pass in the falcon era because an RP1/LOX rocket that took cargo and people to the ISS is something the Russians could do. The deck was stacked and it almost didn't happen but everyone was generally on their best behavior.
Now that SpaceX does seem to be making headway with Bridenstine and co knowing full well how far in development HLS is, this is the last time a company like Lockheed can get a chance to take the crown of going back to the moon. It's the only way relevance can be kept.
If SpaceX with a bunch of retarded newgrads can do literally everything cheaper and quicker then there is no point of passing anything off to heritage companies