4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFive People Founded Tesla, But Only Elon Musk Became Extremely Richopen.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down1118
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minus-squareecho64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·11 months agoIt got almost a billion dollars in subsidies from America last year. This is whilst being unprofitable.
minus-squarecole@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoIt seems Starlink A) isn’t getting subsidies and SpaceX is B) providing services in exchange for payment rather than just getting free money. On top of this, SpaceX is reportedly still profitable. I just don’t understand your argument here. No sources, no actual hard data just conjecture.
minus-squareobviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoStarlink was definitely on track to receive significant subsidy, the FCC recently rescinded. https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/us-agency-will-not-reinstate-900-mln-subsidy-spacex-starlink-unit-2023-12-13/
minus-squarecole@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAlright, this doesn’t support your argument. That is a counter example that SpaceX ISN’T receiving subsidies. Anything else? I do appreciate the discourse though
minus-squarethallamabond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoMusk’s companies had received an estimated $4.9 billion in government support by 2015, and they’ve gotten more since. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-list-government-subsidies-tesla-billions-spacex-solarcity-2021-12?op=1#spacex-lands-a-289-billion-contract-with-nasa-in-april-2021-1
minus-squareobviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI didn’t make an argument, I just provided primary source facts.
minus-squarecole@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agofair, my apologies, thought you were the original commentator
It got almost a billion dollars in subsidies from America last year. This is whilst being unprofitable.
It seems Starlink A) isn’t getting subsidies and SpaceX is B) providing services in exchange for payment rather than just getting free money.
On top of this, SpaceX is reportedly still profitable. I just don’t understand your argument here. No sources, no actual hard data just conjecture.
Starlink was definitely on track to receive significant subsidy, the FCC recently rescinded.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/us-agency-will-not-reinstate-900-mln-subsidy-spacex-starlink-unit-2023-12-13/
Alright, this doesn’t support your argument. That is a counter example that SpaceX ISN’T receiving subsidies. Anything else? I do appreciate the discourse though
Musk’s companies had received an estimated $4.9 billion in government support by 2015, and they’ve gotten more since.
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-list-government-subsidies-tesla-billions-spacex-solarcity-2021-12?op=1#spacex-lands-a-289-billion-contract-with-nasa-in-april-2021-1
I didn’t make an argument, I just provided primary source facts.
fair, my apologies, thought you were the original commentator