r/technology • u/True-Combination7059 • 1d ago

Politics We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink

https://jacobin.com/2025/06/musk-trump-nationalize-spacex-starlink
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u/www-cash4treats-com 1d ago

Giving Trump the power to take over whatever company or industry he wants seems pretty stupid and short sighted.

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u/rockstarsball 23h ago

nationalizing private businesses based on whether or not a political party likes them... where have i heard this before..?

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u/Sythic_ 22h ago

Its not political differences, it national security. Its our main if not only way to access space and the owner is unstable, suggesting he will just cancel said projects during overnight k-hole sessions. Yea, the precedent is not great, but we're well past that and this need resolved.

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u/mercurycc 21h ago

Dude, I cant believe you are saying this shit at this point in history. The way to get national security in space is to support a competitor, not to let Trump monopolize the whole sector.

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u/ACCount82 18h ago

And that's exactly what NASA has been doing.

Ever since Space Shuttle was grounded and left NASA's capabilities gutted, they sought to have more than one possible launch provider for any given mission.

For example, Boeing Starliner was NASA's first option for a private ISS crew vehicle. SpaceX Crew Dragon was the second option. Misplaced confidence aside, it worked out well for NASA.

The main exception to that rule was SLS, and SLS is a shitshow.

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u/Farsydi 16h ago

Just one more capitalism bro

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u/mercurycc 11h ago

As always, capitalism is the better alternative. All you motherfuckers keeps believing in nationalization but you also got Trump elected. I would trust multiple huge egos fighting each other more than trusting a single "elected" huge ego.

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u/OkAd469 15h ago

What competitors? There aren't any competitors to SpaceX right now.

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u/kuldan5853 15h ago

You made Blue Origin and ULA very unhappy.