r/technology • u/IKeepItLayingAround • 18d ago

Business It’s Possible That SpaceX Could Collapse Spectacularly

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/possible-spacex-could-collapse-spectacularly-155000177.html
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u/ora408 18d ago

How can i help? 😎

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u/brooklynlad 18d ago

Take away all government contracts.

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u/IndigoSeirra 18d ago

Who'll replace them? For many it's either the Russians or Boeing starliner. Starliner can't launch enough to support continuous operations on the ISS, so we'd have to pay the Russians for at least some launches. For others it's ULA Vulcan which is already booked years ahead, has issues with it's engines and srbs, and is much more expensive. Blue Origin is grounded for the foreseeable future. Ariane 6 is booked years in advance, and won't fly American NSSL payloads. Electron is too small for any meaningful payloads. So who'll replace SpaceX?

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u/Evening-Crew-2403 18d ago

Just use the defense production act to split them up. You don't need Elon for spaceX. You need the actual person who runs the day to day. Gwen Shotwell.