TheBaenAddict
TheBaenAddict t1_je2aw0x wrote
Reply to comment by lessthanabelian in German launch startup Isar secures €155M in Series C funding. The company has now raised more than €300M by AndrewParsonson
It's actually a generous amount for a company at this stage. SpaceX spent 300M over 4.5 years to build the Falcon 9.
https://web.archive.org/web/20130328121051/http://www.spacex.com/usa.php
TheBaenAddict t1_j23m006 wrote
Reply to comment by SpaceInMyBrain in NASA mulls SpaceX backup plan for crew of Russia’s leaky Soyuz ship by jivatman
I would be surprised if the Dragon planned for Polaris Dawn still has its IDA. With the planned spacewalk for Dawn there has been a lot of talk about how the docking adapter makes the entrance quite small-too small to even fit a NASA EVA suit. I've no doubt that Jared would give NASA his Dragon if asked, but it may not be possible.
TheBaenAddict t1_iubdyn9 wrote
Reply to comment by Mntfrd_Graverobber in Amazon may have to turn to SpaceX for help launching its Starlink rival service by Soupjoe5
The US already has a brand new policy in place requiring a deorbit within five years of satellite decommissioning: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/09/fcc-requires-faster-de-orbiting-of-satellites-to-prevent-low-earth-orbit-debris/
Due to the timing of this rule Starlink is largely exempt, but SpaceX will be blowing these requirements out of the water anyway.
TheBaenAddict t1_je2gayj wrote
Reply to comment by lessthanabelian in German launch startup Isar secures €155M in Series C funding. The company has now raised more than €300M by AndrewParsonson
Categorically false. Read my source.