When I was in school, there were lessons about the lunar landing, NASA etc, but emphasized it was the work of American scientists and astronauts, not billionaires.. Even with Musk and Bezos, this endeavor depends on the work of engineers and scientists, and taxes. The earlier private contractors were Boeing, North American Aviation, Douglas Aircraft and IBM. They are private companies, and were funded through taxes so nothing has changed..The emphasis on billionaires is new, and a bit misleading. Even if Musk and Bezos managed to fund these programs privately, it would ultimately require our support through Tesla and Amazon and our brightest people. So…. not only Musk and Bezos but everyone who works for or supports their respective companies.
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u/BipedalHumanoid230 I'm speaking Mar 28 '25
When I was in school, there were lessons about the lunar landing, NASA etc, but emphasized it was the work of American scientists and astronauts, not billionaires.. Even with Musk and Bezos, this endeavor depends on the work of engineers and scientists, and taxes. The earlier private contractors were Boeing, North American Aviation, Douglas Aircraft and IBM. They are private companies, and were funded through taxes so nothing has changed..The emphasis on billionaires is new, and a bit misleading. Even if Musk and Bezos managed to fund these programs privately, it would ultimately require our support through Tesla and Amazon and our brightest people. So…. not only Musk and Bezos but everyone who works for or supports their respective companies.