/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11930591
>Tell me, why is NASA useful again?
They saved SpaceX from bankruptcy, and helped prop up the company to be the market dominator that it is today.

>Why are the americans useful to space again?
NASA is the most well funded space agency in the world. Everyone else just want a free ride (ESA) or are moving due to declining momentum (Roscosmos) or are newbies (ISRO).

NASA is far from perfect, and it has plenty of rot in the inside, but they still contribute the most to space flight out of all the world's space agencies and they also helped jump-start the commercial space revolution.

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>>11258419
That's just the Atlas and Delta. Falcon 9 has the faring on top of the second stage.