Some neoliberal garbage going on about how it's impossible for NASA to do "certain things" without some sort of public-private partnership. I wonder what structural problems may be in place which could cause problems for NASA.
@ari Ah yes, the ol' tactic of deliberate underfunding to then go "See?! Of course they can't survive without capitalism!" when that deliberate underfunding inevitably takes its toll.
@Thaminga Not even underfunding but the "you have to make x pieces in Alabama, y pieces in West Virginia because of a racist piece of shit, control everything from Texas with a time difference, and then launch from Florida because it's the only geographically viable location"
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re: nasa launch
@Thaminga Not even underfunding but the "you have to make x pieces in Alabama, y pieces in West Virginia because of a racist piece of shit, control everything from Texas with a time difference, and then launch from Florida because it's the only geographically viable location"