4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Five People Founded Tesla, But Only Elon Musk Became Extremely Richopen.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1462
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minus-squarecole@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前It seems Starlink A) isn’t getting subsidies and SpaceX is B) providing services in exchange for payment rather than just getting free money. On top of this, SpaceX is reportedly still profitable. I just don’t understand your argument here. No sources, no actual hard data just conjecture.
minus-squareobviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 年前Starlink was definitely on track to receive significant subsidy, the FCC recently rescinded. https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/us-agency-will-not-reinstate-900-mln-subsidy-spacex-starlink-unit-2023-12-13/
minus-squarecole@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前Alright, this doesn’t support your argument. That is a counter example that SpaceX ISN’T receiving subsidies. Anything else? I do appreciate the discourse though
minus-squareobviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前I didn’t make an argument, I just provided primary source facts.
minus-squarecole@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前fair, my apologies, thought you were the original commentator
minus-squarethallamabond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Musk’s companies had received an estimated $4.9 billion in government support by 2015, and they’ve gotten more since. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-list-government-subsidies-tesla-billions-spacex-solarcity-2021-12?op=1#spacex-lands-a-289-billion-contract-with-nasa-in-april-2021-1
It seems Starlink A) isn’t getting subsidies and SpaceX is B) providing services in exchange for payment rather than just getting free money.
On top of this, SpaceX is reportedly still profitable. I just don’t understand your argument here. No sources, no actual hard data just conjecture.
Starlink was definitely on track to receive significant subsidy, the FCC recently rescinded.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/us-agency-will-not-reinstate-900-mln-subsidy-spacex-starlink-unit-2023-12-13/
Alright, this doesn’t support your argument. That is a counter example that SpaceX ISN’T receiving subsidies. Anything else? I do appreciate the discourse though
I didn’t make an argument, I just provided primary source facts.
fair, my apologies, thought you were the original commentator
Musk’s companies had received an estimated $4.9 billion in government support by 2015, and they’ve gotten more since.
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-list-government-subsidies-tesla-billions-spacex-solarcity-2021-12?op=1#spacex-lands-a-289-billion-contract-with-nasa-in-april-2021-1