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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by elkos on Friday February 18, 2022 @12:45AM (#30382504)
Does the federal government pay the same rates we commercial third-parties from abroad get to go to launch?

To my understanding several times the federal government has special requests that can and will drive the launch cost upwards for many (if not all) launch providers.

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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by mlindner on Friday February 18, 2022 @04:06AM (#30383609)
> Does the federal government pay the same rates we commercial third-parties from abroad get to go to launch?

Every launch contract is bespoke and the customers can request additional (sometimes significant) amounts of documentation of part providence and the rest. The US government often requests significantly extra documentation so it increases costs quite a bit.

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