Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video]
by Daho0n on Thursday February 18, 2021 @06:12PM
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I'm not commenting on the rest of your post but the "dominating the commercial sector" just so you don't think I'm badmouthing SpaceX. Just wanted to add that if you sell X pounds of cargo to the commercial sector but sell the same capacity to the military for X times 3 then your are not dominating but are subsidized by the state and in a position to undercut the commercial competition. It's not just for PR that SpaceX competitors, both foreign and nationally, are saying SpaceX is propped up by the state.
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Re:Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video]
by TulliusCicero on Thursday February 18, 2021 @08:47PM
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Was SpaceX uncompetitive in its bids for the government launches or something? My understanding is that they were much cheaper than other bidders, not more expensive.