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2024-11-23 02:27:28 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 75C575DC22ECB434CC6E9DC1EAE202243BD32912EEA52EA4F7073D7A8FCC0176
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The $4.9B were NOT subsidies. They were contracts awarded by NASA to SpaceX for carrying astronauts, de-orbiting the International Space Station, lunar lander, and rural broadband internet access (which was later cancelled by the Biden admin). https://www.vox.com/2014/5/5/5674744/how-nasa-became-utterly-dependent-on-russia-for-space-travel https://www.ft.com/content/291693b1-52a3-4867-97f4-8047d5c39a4e https://apnews.com/article/nasa-spacex-contract-international-space-station-339c0b8313073fdf4d9fe22056f3d51c https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/spacex-blasts-fcc-as-it-refuses-to-reinstate-starlinks-886-million-grant/
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