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by baursak 3314 days ago
NASA cannot get stuff into space anymore without Soviet rockets. That's today, now.
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patrickg_zill 3314 days ago
SpaceX? Blue Orion? ULA + Ball Aerospace?
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usaphp 3314 days ago
The main reason of space x existence is exactly the outcome of the OP point
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avmich 3314 days ago
No, that's not true - and it's sad to read on HN. I'm pretty sure Elon Musk would press ahead disregarding Russian involvement, given the available information.
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usaphp 3314 days ago
He would but the government would not be forced to give him a contract and subsidy him. He even had to go to court to sue Air Force for giving important national contracts to Russia: http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-lawsuit-against-the...
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