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Re:NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on Space... by KennyBlanken on Sunday August 25, 2024 @11:49AM (#41348181)
> Boeing is a 'too big to fail' corporation with a significant source of revenue coming from the government. 40% in 2024¹, billions of dollars of public funds! Just a bit more and it would be mostly state-funded.

SpaceX (as of a year or two ago) was getting 45%+ of its funding from the US government.

And then there's the $900M in subsidies SpaceX asked for to provide rural internet access via starlink...

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Re:NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on Space... by megaman821 on Sunday August 25, 2024 @01:37PM (#41349347)
Aren't subsidies for the consumer equipment and monthly charges? It is not a monetary gift to Space X, though it would increase their user base.
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Re:NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on Space... by inemesitaffia on Monday August 26, 2024 @02:26PM (#41360122)
They ended up not getting anything.

But it's a net benefit for the company

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Re:NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on Space... by inemesitaffia on Monday August 26, 2024 @02:25PM (#41360115)
0 Federal subsidies for SpaceX including for starlink
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