Re:Arianespace CEO: Europe won't have reusable rockets for a...
by nordsieck on Friday May 05, 2023 @11:26AM
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> But the taxpayer is still paying for about 80% of each rocket that explodes.
[Citation needed]
The only support NASA has given SpaceX for Starship is the HLS contract[1]. And that is a firm, fixed-price milestone based contract. NASA doesn't pay for any failures there.
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1. Technically not true - there is a very minor fuel transfer demonstration contract. But that, too, only pays out on success.
[Citation needed]
The only support NASA has given SpaceX for Starship is the HLS contract[1]. And that is a firm, fixed-price milestone based contract. NASA doesn't pay for any failures there.
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1. Technically not true - there is a very minor fuel transfer demonstration contract. But that, too, only pays out on success.