Prof. Sam Lawler on Nostr: I always have such conflicting feelings watching SpaceX-contracted-by-NASA launches. ...
I always have such conflicting feelings watching SpaceX-contracted-by-NASA launches. The engineering is just SO impressive (like, HOLY SHIT watching those boosters land?! WOW.) And the Psyche mission is going to do such impressive science work!
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/psycheBut the owner of SpaceX is completely horrible, and what they're doing in low Earth orbit is destructive and poorly planned, and the pollution from all this is stupidly high. I hate it.
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