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Re:I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of... by mensetmanusman on Friday May 12, 2023 @02:05PM (#35919797)
SpaceX is a subsidy to the government now saving NASA hundreds of millions on launches.
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Re:I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of... by pclmulqdq on Friday May 12, 2023 @02:16PM (#35920014)
Citation needed. Several sources at the air force are saying that launches are more expensive from SpaceX than other providers.
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Re:I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of... by hersko on Friday May 12, 2023 @02:36PM (#35920309)
I imagine the only people saying that are those benefiting from the ULA contracts.
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Re:I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of... by pclmulqdq on Friday May 12, 2023 @02:45PM (#35920426)
Care to elaborate on how mid-level air force officers are "benefitting" from ULA contracts? A rocket is a rocket, buyers should be fairly vendor-agnostic.
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Re:I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of... by mensetmanusman on Friday May 12, 2023 @05:15PM (#35922517)
https://medium.com/geekculture/spacex-vs-nasa-cost-4fae45482...

I would be interested in what cost/kg other providers are referencing.

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Re:I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of... by pclmulqdq on Friday May 12, 2023 @06:49PM (#35923513)
Delta and Soyuz rockets. NASA flights are horrendously expensive in comparison.
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Re:I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of... by mensetmanusman on Friday May 12, 2023 @10:48PM (#35925005)
SpaceX is still about 10x cheaper than Soyuz: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/space-launch-costs-gro...
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