This may surprise some people, because…

This may surprise some people, because I've been staunchly opposed to the privatization of space exploration my whole life and have been rooting against SpaceX from day one, but I'm a big man… I'm not afraid to admit when I'm wrong.

I've been watching the news, studying the issue closely, and I've changed my position. NASA should award SpaceX as many billions of dollars as it takes to send Elon Musk to Mars as soon as possible.

2.4k likes · November 5, 2024 at 6:44 PM UTC

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