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SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and NASA knows it
Original: "SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that’s a problem for America’s space agency" by @ arstechnica / @ sciguyspace - # Spac
An Ars Technica analysis argues SpaceX has grown independent enough of NASA that the relationship is now a liability for the space agency. SpaceX is reportedly not bidding on US Space Force launches after 2028 or NASA launches after 2030, and has told NASA to plan on Boeing's Starliner for flying astronauts to the International Space Station. Commenters see a shifting power balance in US spaceflight, with NASA increasingly dependent on a contractor that no longer needs its business.
Why now: SpaceX's retreat from future NASA and Space Force launch contracts signals a major shift in the US space programme's power dynamics.
SpaceXNASABoeing StarlinerUS Space ForceInternational Space Station
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