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[-] Laser@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago

They avoided this by just not performing contracted missions

https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-dearmoon-crew-reacts-private-mission-canceled

Probably for the better

[-] sushibowl@feddit.nl 18 points 5 months ago

This wasn't a SpaceX decision though. The guy who contracted them is the one who cancelled the mission. Mostly because the rocket is not ready yet and he was sick of waiting.

[-] Laser@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago

The mission was contracted for 2023, which already passed. I know SpaceX didn't cancel it (why would they of they can just move the date into the future indefinitely) and that's why I said they didn't perform it. But the result is the same and the reaction of the client understandable. Any sane party will cancel a contract when they see that the other party is unable to fulfill their offer.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Surely the fault lies with the client who decided to sign a contract, fully understanding that it was all theoretical and based entirely on future projections, that may or may not be accurate.

It's not like he was lied to and thought that the ship already existed, or was only a couple of months away from completion.

[-] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah, when I miss the deadline, it's also not my decision to "cancel the project".

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

They're still doing Polaris missions though right?

[-] Laser@feddit.de 1 points 5 months ago

I guess? The comment I replied to said "tourist" though and Polaris is with a professional crew.

[-] rbos@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Oh, that sucks. I hadn't heard about that cancellation. Still, SpaceX set an unreasonable timeline and expectations of the client, and that should have consequences.

[-] Laser@feddit.de 4 points 5 months ago

It's my main issue I have with the whole topic. Starting in 2017 or so, there were so many idiotic promises regarding space travel and all, this one included. Oh yeah and we'll colonize Mars btw. Like what are you people on? And now SpaceX is even behind on the contractual obligations to NASA, Artemis will not bring astronauts into moon's orbit this year. Now while do acknowledge that space travel is really hard, this was achieved almost 60 years ago already. What was promised does in no way match reality. Going to Mars was always unrealistic, but to me it feels like progress on ambitious yet achievable goals is worse than 60 years ago.

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