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Re:ESA’s new Ariane 6 rocket passed a major full-scale rehea... by skissane on Thursday November 23, 2023 @11:40PM (#38400684)
> It does not overpay to use spacex (goes with lowest bidder between them an ULA)

If it was always going to the lowest bidder, SpaceX would beat ULA on price on most missions and ULA would likely no longer be viable. They make sure ULA wins enough contracts to remain viable, even if that costs more than giving them to SpaceX

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Re:ESA’s new Ariane 6 rocket passed a major full-scale rehea... by kortilla on Saturday November 25, 2023 @02:26PM (#38415884)
Yes, that’s an argument against ULA. Not proof spacex is completely on the tit of the government in the same way.
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Re:ESA’s new Ariane 6 rocket passed a major full-scale rehea... by skissane on Sunday November 26, 2023 @02:51PM (#38424386)
Yes, I wasn’t disagreeing with the overall point of your comment, just that one thing you said in it
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