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The severely under funded space program? Oh yeah, that things super valued.
Well, NASA sometimes works with sensitive info and projects of which sometimes can get shared with their contractors, SpaceX included. Having Musk going through with his escapades, acting otherwise unstably, and now talking with an unfriendly figure to the US. It starts to raise some serious questions regarding national security. NASA is more or less just bringing it to attention.
Just because they're underfunded doesn't mean they lack teeth. SpaceX isn't launching in the US without them.
They're underfunded mainly because Congress would rather spend money through SpaceX instead of NADA, because they can make money from SpaceX and other private goons. NASA benefits all Americans, which is just Communism...
Lol, everything in the states is under funded with the exception of the military, so it's a good thing the military doesn't need to send anything to space.
Edit: Apparently I dropped this /s
Air Force and Space Force(cringe) often send up satellites and other material into space.
https://www.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/2197774/defense-support-program-satellites/
https://spacenews.com/air-force-selects-space-programs-for-quick-start-initiative/
Also NASA was initially just a program to develop ICBMs
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-349-95851-1_3
I'm aware of this. I don't understand what point you're making though. Are you saying that SpaceX hasn't sent up anything for the military?
I think we're confused by what you're saying.
The military sends their own stuff up, NASA isn't involved.
SpaceX don't send anything up yet for the military but they start next year.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/10/spacex-sweeps-latest-round-of-military-launch-contracts/
Frankly I'm more concerned about the military using Starlink than SpaceX rockets.
https://spacenews.com/pentagon-embracing-spacexs-starshield-for-future-military-satcom/
Our entire intelligence network is dependent on the space program because satellites.