SpaceX fires up giant Starship rocket engines in key test
Al JazeeraJUL 2023
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This relationship is absolutely a quid pro quo, one that should frighten anyone who believes businessmen shouldn't regulate themselves. Even conservatve Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has warned about corporate-government intermingling, calling it a "disaster" due to the obvious conflicts of interest. Musk will undoubtedly strip the government of essential social programs while boosting his own business interests.
There is a 50% chance that SpaceX's Starship will carry a human to orbit by May 4, 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.