Once again, I'm reminded of how much the billionaire space race has absolutely destroyed my love of rockets.

10 years ago, I definitely would have been paying close attention to the current giant SpaceX launch. But because I know it's going to be used to launch hundreds of unregulated, unsafe, polluting, for-profit Starlink satellites at once, I just can't look.

Instead of being excited and awestruck by a new gigantic rocket launch, it just makes me want to puke.

@sundogplanets
I told my partner the same thing yesterday. I grew up in the 60s and loved the 'space race'. Now it's in the hands of powerful capitalists...

@cosmiclibrarian @sundogplanets

I mean, it was in the hands of an actual Nazi in the 60s...

@jonhendry @sundogplanets
Project Paperclip.
Disney-fied. That makes it all ok...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zcU85O82XE
Disneyland 1955 - Man in Space - Wernher von Braun

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