[Stephen Clark] Here are the reasons SpaceX won nearly all recent military launch contracts

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/a-key-spacex-competitor-says-he-has-not-been-impacted-by-musks-ties-to-trump/

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Jinni@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y

Don't need to read, it's fucking corruption... I'll read it anyway just in case I am wrong

jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Don’t need to read it. It’s because SpaceX has the cheapest, most reliable and available rocket in the world isn’t it?

cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 1y

SpaceX also has the ability to launch from the west coast. ULA lost a couple of launches this year because their west coast pad is not ready yet.

resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

They do explode reliably.

jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 1y

Falcon 9 Block 5 exploded only like 1 time (if we don’t count the expendable launches)

jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
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RangerJosey@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Is it nepotism? It's nepotism isn't it?

floo@retrolemmy.com · 5 pts · 1y
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JazzlikeDiamond558@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

Yes. Yes it is.