Your thoughts seem like they make sense in the current system, and it kinda does, I see where’s you’re coming from. But what you’re basically saying is “privatize spaceflight and let open scientific research and the progress of humanity be dependent on the whims of billionaires”.
Obviously, with all the problems the US government has, this thought of yours might even be kinda good in this current situation. But if you actually go to implement it, you’re doing a really bad thing for the far future of spaceflight. What should actually happen is that the US government should be changed to let NASA be effective and efficient without dumb political constraints.
And SpaceX and other private actors should only be allowed to continue what they’re doing if they share their technology/expertise with NASA.
That would have the same good effect as what you propose, just without this shitty system staying like it is.
Your thoughts seem like they make sense in the current system, and it kinda does, I see where’s you’re coming from. But what you’re basically saying is “privatize spaceflight and let open scientific research and the progress of humanity be dependent on the whims of billionaires”.
Obviously, with all the problems the US government has, this thought of yours might even be kinda good in this current situation. But if you actually go to implement it, you’re doing a really bad thing for the far future of spaceflight. What should actually happen is that the US government should be changed to let NASA be effective and efficient without dumb political constraints.
And SpaceX and other private actors should only be allowed to continue what they’re doing if they share their technology/expertise with NASA.
That would have the same good effect as what you propose, just without this shitty system staying like it is.