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but I was told Musk has been one of the major forces in the administration fighting to preserve and fix NASA

Devils advocate, Musk is no longer part of the administration, and news reports have cited Nasa nonsense as part of why.

> Devils advocate, Musk is no longer part of the administration, and news reports have cited Nasa nonsense as part of why.

Only a devils advocate would believe that with this administration still giving his companies massive government contracts [1] and regulation win falls [2]

[1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grok-elon-musk-xai-pentagon-con...

[2] https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-musk-spacex-rocket-...

They should totally use that other company with reliable launch capability.. or maybe that government department with reliable launch capability... or maybe they should go with the russians... hmmmmm.

Reportedly, Jared Isaacman, the rumored Musk's NASA pick of choice, wanted to cut down SLS/Orion and axe Gateway - and was opposed to science cuts.

Jared Isaacman is out, and what we're seeing actually happen now is the opposite of that. All the pork barrels are getting funded, and the brunt of budget cuts seems to be stated to be born by science missions like Roman Space Telescope.

>Reportedly, Jared Isaacman, the rumored Musk's NASA pick of choice, wanted to cut down SLS/Orion and axe Gateway - and was opposed to science cuts.

I have read third party commentary on the SLS/Orion stuff that agrees. And actually, IIRC, Gateway requires multiple launches contracted out to Boeing and SpaceX, so this would be cutting off musks nose a little.

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