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Polaris Dawn is supposed to launch tomorrow and the spacewalk is scheduled a couple of days later. I can watch the launch on the internet but I haven’t seen anything about the spacewalk being televised. Does anyone know if we can watch it?

If I recall, the first American spacewalk (Ed White who would die in the fire on Apollo I) was televised as well as the first walk on the moon. Hopefully we can do it 50 plus years later!
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The spacewalk is scheduled to begin today at 5:58 a.m. Eastern time.

SpaceX plans to broadcast live coverage of the event starting at 4:50 a.m.

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The spacewalk is scheduled to begin today at 5:58 a.m. Eastern time.

SpaceX plans to broadcast live coverage of the event starting at 4:50 a.m.

SpaceX
Will they do the moonwalk?
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If you had a billion dollars, would you be going into space and testing a new space suit??

SpaceX launch live: Billionaire exits spacecraft in first ever private spacewalk
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For those who think SpaceX is a privately funded company, they are not. They receive billions of dollars in subsidies from the Federal Government.
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For those who think SpaceX is a privately funded company, they are not. They receive billions of dollars in subsidies from the Federal Government.
Does SpaceX get subsidies? Or does it get government contracts?

SpaceX is, after all, primarily a government contractor, racking up $15.3 billion in awarded contracts since 2003, according to US government records. Its most important businesses are launching astronauts and scientific missions for NASA, and flying satellites for the US military.

Musk may quibble that payments for goods and services aren’t government subsidies but he owes the existence of the company to NASA. If the US space agency hadn’t backed the rocket-maker with a critical contract in 2008, the company likely would have failed.


I believe that the US Government had a number of contracts in WW II including contracts with GM, Ford, and most major companies. I don't think the government has the ability to build ships, tanks, and guns but they can buy them from the private sector.

NASA has never built a rocket or spaceship. The Orion is built by Lockheed Martin.
Mercury and Gemini were built by McDonnell Aircraft.
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For those who think SpaceX is a privately funded company, they are not. They receive billions of dollars in subsidies from the Federal Government.
And successful not like others that get billions wasted.
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Does SpaceX get subsidies? Or does it get government contracts?

SpaceX is, after all, primarily a government contractor, racking up $15.3 billion in awarded contracts since 2003, according to US government records. Its most important businesses are launching astronauts and scientific missions for NASA, and flying satellites for the US military.

Musk may quibble that payments for goods and services aren’t government subsidies but he owes the existence of the company to NASA. If the US space agency hadn’t backed the rocket-maker with a critical contract in 2008, the company likely would have failed.


I believe that the US Government had a number of contracts in WW II including contracts with GM, Ford, and most major companies. I don't think the government has the ability to build ships, tanks, and guns but they can buy them from the private sector.

NASA has never built a rocket or spaceship. The Orion is built by Lockheed Martin.
Mercury and Gemini were built by McDonnell Aircraft.

You forgot successfully and earned those billions. How much has Boeing gotten?
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Does SpaceX get subsidies? Or does it get government contracts?

SpaceX is, after all, primarily a government contractor, racking up $15.3 billion in awarded contracts since 2003, according to US government records. Its most important businesses are launching astronauts and scientific missions for NASA, and flying satellites for the US military.

Musk may quibble that payments for goods and services aren’t government subsidies but he owes the existence of the company to NASA. If the US space agency hadn’t backed the rocket-maker with a critical contract in 2008, the company likely would have failed.


I believe that the US Government had a number of contracts in WW II including contracts with GM, Ford, and most major companies. I don't think the government has the ability to build ships, tanks, and guns but they can buy them from the private sector.

NASA has never built a rocket or spaceship. The Orion is built by Lockheed Martin.
Mercury and Gemini were built by McDonnell Aircraft.
I think they get both contracts and subsidies. But, I would question what value they provide to the country.
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