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I'm guessing the DOGE cuts were planned as an offset to the BBB increases. DOGE cuts can still reach $1T if everything is implemented, but these nationwide injunctions have to wind their way to SCOTUS first.

The Coppertone Caligula and Musk each have each other by the short and curly's here. Musk needs the Federal EV credits, along with the currently untouched transferrable pollution credits, to make Tesla profitable, and The Donald (really, every American) needs SpaceX's rocketry to service everything space.

Too bad this whole thing has devolved into a televised dick measuring contest. It was also completely predictable to happen (should have trusted the voice of @IHO on this one....) as well as completely avoidable.

Such as things are at the moment.
 
No one really needs anything space related. People watching too much "For All Mankind".

Trump doesn't need Elon.... and Elon just trying to repair his TSLA stock. Let's just hope he didn't get hold of some files via DOGE.
 
irvinehomeowner said:
No one really needs anything space related. People watching too much "For All Mankind".

Trump doesn't need Elon.... and Elon just trying to repair his TSLA stock. Let's just hope he didn't get hold of some files via DOGE
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..But I love my space food sticks and Tang, we wouldn’t have them withoutt NASA…🤦🏽‍♂️😂😂😂🇺🇸
 
irvinehomeowner said:
No one really needs anything space related. People watching too much "For All Mankind".

Trump doesn't need Elon.... and Elon just trying to repair his TSLA stock. Let's just hope he didn't get hold of some files via DOGE.
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A great deal of commerce and communication are both highly dependent on the use of satellites. Imagine the havoc if some of our GPS satellites went offline in a solar storm.

The world is as dependent on satellites as it is on a functioning internet. (No, I'm not talking about Starlink, just the internet as a whole). Space access is vital Without the 70% or so of Falcon-9 launches SpaceX flies on behalf of the world, we all could see a much different way of life sooner rather than later.

If Musk (or Trump) really were to shut down SpaceX by cancelling contracts and exemptions, my guess is that Trump would then seize the company using some permutations of emergency national security laws.

As said by others - "may we live in interesting times"
 
@sgip: I am more referring to outer earth space. Earth space satellites have existed pre-Musk and can exist without him. Other companies already do that.

There is little value beyond earth space unless you want gold from an asteroid.
 
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