Chapotraphouse

I was a research engineer at an FFDRC and left to Europe. I have known multiple who have including a very senior researcher at NASA JPL.

I know people here who decided to come here instead of the US over Trump. One had an offer to University of Oklahoma she declined, another declined an offer from Columbia.

The brain drain has started.

Eventually Trump will go on Truth Social and say something like "NASA was a mess a total mess but I fixed it," and he'll effectively, publicly, and openly solicit bribes for juicy civilian space contracts. And Space Force needs rocket guys who make the rockets to put SPACE SOLDIERS into orbit. The fact that SPACE SOLDIERS won't actually be going into space any time soon is just a minor detail.

I wonder if Bezos and Musk will get the lion's share of the contracts.