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>>tedsan+(OP)
This is a Military project. Have no doubts about it.

>>belter+X71
This is a money making scheme.

>>Gud+ie1
Wealth residistribution scheme. Your tax dollars into their pockets.

>>4ndrew+fj1
As far as I can tell, this will be financed by private money. Can you elaborate?

>>Palmik+Lo1
Tax breaks, government forced to become a customer etc. the usual. Just like the astronauts to Mars thing will just shovel your money that might have gone to NASA into Musk's pocket.

>>4ndrew+sp1
> the usual. Just like the astronauts to Mars thing will just shovel your money that might have gone to NASA into Musk's pocket.

The difference is that Musk can do twice as much for 1/10 what Nasa thinks the program will cost, which is never what the program will actually cost, and Musk will do it in half that time to boot.

The guy is an unhinged manchild, but if what you care about is having your money well spend and getting to Mars as cheaply as possible, he's exactly who you're looking for.

>>miki12+dM1
> if what you care about is having your money well spend and getting to Mars as cheaply as possible, he's exactly who you're looking for.

I do find impressive that SpaceX engineers figured out reusable rockets and now we can send things more cheaply out to orbit. But in all seriousness, should we care about getting to Mars cheaply? Or do people care because Musk came along to convince them (and the US government) to invest in this venture of his?