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Disappointed to see how politicized this issue has gotten, especially on HN.


I don't know how someone aware of the facts and timeline of the situation can read this:

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1141790813395...

And say oh, yes, it's the people with TDS/EDS trying to set the record straight that have the problem.


The problem comes when the few things they do that are good are perceived as bad bc the people doing the good are perceived to be bad.


Certainly, credit should be given here to SpaceX for making such a successful and versatile crew capable vehicle with less budget and time than Boeing. Especially given the things that were being said about the two parties around the time the contracts were being handed out.

If contract had instead been given to only Boeing, there would be a decent chance Butch and Suni would have needed to come home on a Soyuz.

To people who have watched this saga from the grounding of shuttle until today, the number of administrations and administrators this has passed though, it's just totally bizarre that instead of just a PR boost for the reliability of SpaceX and Crew Dragon (and the failures of Boeing) this has been made into a political issue.




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