RE: https://mastodon.social/@ScienceScholar/116344184853781721

Elon must be whining about how NASA got to go to the moon and SpaceX didn’t.

@copter_chief

Oh look: Government programs DO work. 🤣

@copter_chief Elon calls the shots eh?

@copter_chief

How NASA did it and he didn't? Well, maybe NASA was nicer with Europeans.

"Europe will be providing the power that makes the journey possible thanks to ESA’s European Service Module, the propulsion heart of the Orion spacecraft. The module supplies air and water for the astronauts, provides electricity through its four solar arrays, controls the spacecraft’s temperature, and delivers propulsion for key manoeuvres in deep space."

https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=352811

Europe powers Artemis II mission to the Moon

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis II mission. This historic launch marks the first crewed flight of the Artemis programme and the first time humans are travelling towards the Moon in over 50 years., , , , Europe will be providing the power that makes the journey possible thanks to ESA’s European Service Module, the propulsion heart of the Orion spacecraft. The module su...

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@copter_chief Personally I'd trust NASA far more than Musk. NASA has no need to make money, it's there for the exploration of places and ideas. Since it doesn't have to make money it can be clean science. The Irony is that it makes more money (as invention and progress) than any corporation. How many companies can make $8.00 for every $1.00 invested. From medicine to computers to ? ? ? Peace