Recent content by Dale H

I agree. Boeing had a contract for $4.2 billion vs $2.6 billion for SpaceX. SpaceX has been flying to the ISS for several years now and Boeing seems to have no idea what they are doing. Time to end it and apply the remaining funds to SpaceX.

It would be unfortunate to not get both. However, if it comes down to a current funding issue I think the decision is pretty straightforward. There is lots of resistance to the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii, so put the funding where you know it will get things accomplished - the Giant...

A mass of 30 billion Suns definitely is very massive. However, its not close to the mass of Ton 618 which is 66 billion solar masses or Phoenix A which is 100 billion solar masses.