Preparations are under way for a rocket test flight in Norway that could make history and give Europe greater independence from the market leader in orbital launches, the United States.
Isar Aerospace says it is planning to launch on 24 March between 12.30pm and 3.30pm CET, weather permitting.
Critical infrastructure shouldn’t be in private hands. As Musk perfectly demonstrates right now.
I mean true, but putting it in state hands encourages stagnation and will eventually leave you unable to compete globally. Also if someone tries to do stupid shit like Elon you can just nationalize the company or enforce some other harsh consequence. He does shit like this because he knows nobody can punish him.
but putting it in state hands encourages stagnation and will eventually leave you unable to compete globally.
NASA sent people to the moon in the seventies. SpaceX must be happy if their rocket gets into low earth orbit without falling apart.
It’s a widespread myth that capitalism is best at innovation. Quite the contrary is true. Most (real) innovations get developed with public resources in public institutions and private companies then take it and commercialize on it.
The internet, the touchscreen, computers, heck even AI, all developed with public money.
Also if someone tries to do stupid shit like Elon you can just nationalize the company or enforce some other harsh consequence.
And as we see it doesn’t and will never happen in our current system.
He does shit like this because he knows nobody can punish him.
And that’s the reason why no unelected individual should have control over so many resources which usually only countries have.
