“Any attempt to say SpaceX refubished LC-40 ‘on their own dime’ is simply wrong”

No, it’s a fact.

In April of 2007 SpaceX was cleared to leased the SLC-40 facility, and in May of 2008 – 17 months before the pre-solicitation notice you cite – SpaceX started demolition of the SLC-40. You can view the demolition video here.

The first Falcon 9 rocket arrived at SLC-40 in late 2008, and was erected for the first time on January 10, 2009. That would still be 9 months before that pre-solicitation notice you cite.

So while the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) money was nice, SpaceX hadn’t been counting on it for their use of SLC-40, and had already been spending their own money to make the sight ready for launches.

As usual, you are ignorant of the facts.

End of story.

“Anyobody who thinks the Apollo program was about exploration is nuts.”

Which is what we’ve been telling you for YEARS! Literally years.

To hear you tell it, the Apollo program was created for hero worship reasons, which is why you pretend to be the “Guardian of Apollo” 40+ years on.

So now will you move on? You know, clear your basement of all those musty/moldy Apollo papers and VHS tapes?