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SpaceX was said to be subsidized by gov contracts. Look at where that got it...
by bgirard 3mo ago
SpaceX was said to be subsidized by gov contracts. Look at where that got it...
- Ritewut 3mo agoYou say "... was said to be" as if it's a fairy tale. SpaceX was subsidized by gov contracts. That's just a fact.
- loandbehold 3mo agoGovernment contract is not a subsidy. It's a payment for a product or service provided to the government. Examples of subsidies are section 8 housing or USDA PLC. SpaceX providing launch services to the government is nothing like that.
- Ritewut 3mo agoDistinction without a difference as it pertains to the conversation. Most of the money SpaceX received from the government was under the COTS program where NASA gave SpaceX money to develop a product and then NASA would become a customer of that product. It is as close as you can get to a technical subsidy without it being technically a subsidy.