After listening to some experts speak about this, I don't think that's the case. One cited a lot of large apps as sources of data, especially free apps that offer a good service. Waze keeps getting brought up in this debate as well, though I'm unsure if it is used in this context.
There is a profit incentive to increase housing prices for developers. Doing something to decrease prices will hurt their bottom line, so they just let the prices rise
People don't realize that once they're done coming after "them" they're coming after you.
I think the EFFs efforts to support adjacent groups is awesome and completely inline with their goals.
Thanks for pointing this out.
New information on long term deep space radiation exposure, new information on long term space travel in general. Lunar research not done before, now possible due to lunar research station. The list goes on and on. You can look up all research projects included in the Artemis missions online
Yes and full self driving will be ready late next year. Elon musk is a liar about everything he works on.
The launch cost will not reach 10 million until later into the program, with the 1 million dollar launch cost estimate being a fallacy. Launch costs for the first 5 rockets will be massive.
That's not how a launch cost is calculated. The cost of the rocket's construction is included in every launch, hence the cost going down with subsequent launches. RND costs must also be included, as well as support system costs, staff costs, etc. Also, current starship designs require refurbishment between launches, as well as an expensive set of checks and tests on systems. 1 billion as the cost for the first fully test launch is not at all out of the ballpark.
No I'm not equating the two. A current starship launch with all the testing and support systems is likely well above a billion dollars right now. Eventual launches will bring the price down, but as we haven't seen a full launch it's hard to tell.
SpaceX is a profit motivated company with large degrees of flexibility. They move fast and break ships.
NASA is a research institution focused on scientific advancement and space research. They also are very rigid due to the way they receive funding. NASA cannot afford to move to a starship style system because the SLS contract was locked in.
What do you think the Artemis missions are for? The goal isn't a PR win or anything. Real science is happening. Even stuff like the Apollo missions gave us technology we still use today. With NASA those discoveries are more open and available to all. Elon and other oligarchs would have a financial incentive to hoard any advancement they make.
I'm not sure why a Twitter link is the source for this on HN, https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/08/29/launch-attempt-scr... is the proper source for this news.
It should also be mentioned this is NOT a major failure. Important launches like this often see delays, often the first launch of a new system will see multiple delays. This rocket alone has cost billions and NASA wants to ensure that money is not wasted.
It's not like NASA hasn't been launching rockets in the time since Apollo or STS. SpaceX has spent upwards of 10 billion dollars on the Starship program, with a finished product still not on a launchpad. SLS is the largest rocket ever produced and will cost an insane amount of money, the actual price for this launch is actually around 4 billion dollars according to NASA itself.