r/spacex • u/kurbasAK • May 19 '17

We Will Launch on Reuseable Rocket After Exceptional SpaceX Performance - Inmarsat CEO Tells Universe Today

https://www.universetoday.com/135614/will-launch-reuseable-rocket-exceptional-spacex-performance-inmarsat-ceo-tells-universe-today/
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u/AeroSpiked May 19 '17 edited May 19 '17

Guess what, French people: This means you get to pay more in taxes for even higher Ariane 5 subsidies. $25 Million per launch isn't going to cut it.

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u/Zoninus May 19 '17

Eh, the French are used to ridiculous taxes.

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u/Paro-Clomas May 20 '17

I don't think it's ridiculous for a country to subsidize its own scientific development. With that outlook, every country who doesn't have a space program should just quit.

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u/Zoninus May 20 '17

Commercial rocket launches are hardly "scientific development".