[bryanlarsen]

> but this project is funded by NASA

About 10% funded by NASA. Starship is a >$10B program; SpaceX is getting $3B for Artemis of which >2/3 is for operational tasks and moon-specific stuff that SpaceX aren't relevant for SpaceX's goals of LEO and Mars.

[cryptonector]

The Artemis money could evaporate and Starship would still make commercial sense and likely be a successful product.