Consequently, the South African billionaire has been put in charge of a so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” to excise $2 trillion from the national budget. Whether this advisory group will be able to take aim at the Artemis program remains to be seen.

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    I didn’t realize humanity wasn’t capable of working on both issues at the same time.

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      See the problem with that is Elon would have to hire more people, which would hurt his bottom line and require his money bin to fill at a slower rate. That’s unacceptable.

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        ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SpaceX has hired a significant number of people at Starbase for the Starship program and are still hiring for said program