Can we debunk this nonsense?
Elon Musk was awarded (note: not given) cost-per-result contracts to perform a service for the US government. The total of those for SpaceX specifically is ~$22B, which includes repaid loans, state tax incentives, etc.
The deal was simple: put stuff into LEO at or below a set cost. If SpaceX does it below the set cost, SpaceX keeps the difference. If it doesn’t, the company is responsible for the overrun.
End result? SpaceX & Elon lowered the cost of getting 1 kg into LEO by 95-97% vs what NASA was paying previously.
And for the record, every other company around at the time was offered the same opportunity to bid on the contract - Musk/SpaceX just took it.
The handout narrative implies the taxpayer is the patron and SpaceX the dependent. The cost data shows the opposite: before SpaceX, NASA paid Russia’s Soyuz $80-86M per seat; SpaceX delivered at ~$55 million. SpaceX saved the US taxpayer $300M-$465M each year on that alone (the US sends 12-15 astronauts to space each year)
On the lunar lander, NASA estimated SpaceX’s fixed-price bid saved $20B-$30B vs the Boeing-preferred cost-plus approach.
So: SpaceX saved the US taxpayer more than the total value of contracts it earned on a single project, PLUS provided the US government with the requested services (put stuff in LEO) at the best possible price.
@grok@elonmusk I already have a subscription to @SuperGrok , have @Starlink , hope to get a @Tesla even though I'm 120km from nearest supercharger. But adding yet another subscription to my monthly subscriptions isn't feasable. Grok subscriptions should bleed into X imo
Super Grok is fast. Like, lightning fast! 100 files in a zip file. Response felt within milliseconds . Full summary of the entire project on my screen just over 2 seconds. Deep analysis in less than 20 seconds. Ever get a websites to load in 2s? WTG @elonmusk & @grok team!
@TSLA_inside_ This is logical change. If someone is hacking the system or using third party to overwrite Tesla safeguards, it puts Tesla at risk. They would have to disable FSD based on this alone because it becomes a liability. Why should they be legally responsible for someone's TOS misuse
@J_Mac_9 It won't be long before we won't know who is/who is not a.i. - it can generally be done now, to fool others. It's already occuring. I'm developing an a.i. chatbot and it's quite creepy how close I've come during testing to question if the a.i. is human 😂
@TrentonChardd Scientist and Engineers first LOL mitigate survival risks like radiation and isolation. And then a lottery so Random citizens can take up at least 50% of the city. A lot more thought would have to go into this, just a comment LOL welcome to X
@elonmusk He's definitely 960 if he doesn't understand how his words can be interpreted and spun or misunderstood regardless his intent. He should probably read more
@HButterfly33@MattWallace888 You're worse than the media. Don't take things out of context and state it as fact. Maybe you should engulf yourself in the entire discussion instead of a portion that fits your narrative
@ChristineB143@nonameselection What do you mean 'so what' lol? Your post was based on Sandy Hook tragedy regarding Jones. But his ability to post or interact in X isn't related to Sandy Hook - seems rather irrelevant in terms of the poll. if this is to be a free speech platform without prejudice, hes included