Posted on 01/09/2024 8:37:56 AM PST by Fish Speaker
WASHINGTON — The United States led the world, far surpassing both China and Russia, in the number of space launches and satellites placed on orbit in 2023, according to a just-released study.
But rather than the US government it is one US company, billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX, responsible for that victory — a situation that is not new, but one that has been exacerbated since 2019 and the firm’s first launch for its Starlink mega-constellation to provide global internet access.
The numbers capture a number of key trends, including Russia’s failure “to keep up with evolving launch capabilities by the other space powers,” said Victoria Samson, head Secure World Foundation’s Washington Office.
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All else being equal, and left to its normal devices, US Government is as corrupt, bloated and inefficient as any government in the world. Often, its worse, because in Asia, they at least have shame culture, and moreover we have cultivated extreme entitlement and narcissism among our ruling elites.
Its NEVER been the case that government is responsible for the advances of this country, or its power and wealth. it has always been civil society and private enterprise.
If NASA was in charge of music we would still be using eight track tapes—and issuing press releases bragging about it.
SpaceX is not only the world’s leading provider of orbital launch services, it is also its own largest customer. Most of those 1,937 satellites are Starlink sats.
Americans are still, thankfully, terrible at marxism. Our present ruling political clique is trying its damnedest to convert us. They may bankrupt the nation in the process
A corollary to my statement is that the more we try to "out-central-plan" countries like China and Russia, the more they will kick our ass.
Thanks, Fish!
Elon Musk is someone who will be studied by schoolchildren hundreds of years from now.
He’s truly an impressive person.
We won’t remember the other billionaires.
The other edge China and Russia have is that they honor their citizens instead of demonizing them and trying to replace them with foreign invaders.
Long term that is a gigantic advantage.
Morale is critical.
Generally speaking, yes, however American Democrats have perfected it.
They do it better at home than the Communist Chinese do in China.
:NTSA:
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