Universe Today Podcast

[Q&A+] Why Won't NASA Just Buy Falcon 9 from SpaceX?

Mittwoch, 14. Oktober 2026 · 19 min

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<html><p>BONUS QUESTION STARTS AT 14:14</p><p>Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: <a href="youtu.be/bmthiCOpbMQ"; target="_blank">youtu.be/bmthiCOpbMQ</a></p><p&… SpaceX no longer want Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon, why won't NASA just buy them for themselves? What would a perfect space station look like? What is being done to improve the deep space network? And in Q&A+, finally, a Lagrange Point question.</p><ul><li><p>00:00 Intro </p></li><li><p>00:27 [@kairon156] What would a perfect space station look like? </p></li><li><p>08:13 [@endigo2007] Can NASA buy the remaining Falcon 9's and operate them to send Dragon to ISS? </p></li><li><p>10:57 [@musicover5] Is there work being done to increase the bandwidth of the deep space network? </p></li><li><p>14:14 [@jamessobek196] Does the Moon jiggle L2 Lagrange points? </p></li><li><p>18:04 Final thoughts</p></li></ul><p></p></html>

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