SpaceX’s entry into $70 billion U.S. launch market draws Lockheed jab

Re:SpaceX’s entry into $70 billion U.S. launch market draws ... by pbateman on Tuesday December 25, 2012 @12:32PM (#4966458)

I'm not sure the government is particularly concerned about cost containment. It's the canonical example of people spending other people's money.

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Re:SpaceX’s entry into $70 billion U.S. launch market draws ... by ebf on Tuesday December 25, 2012 @01:07PM (#4966557)

If their budget gets cut, then they will be concerned.

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Re:SpaceX’s entry into $70 billion U.S. launch market draws ... by noonespecial on Tuesday December 25, 2012 @08:22PM (#4967768)

They don't care about the satellites either. They care about the relationships. What they're buying and how much it actually costs is irrelevant compared to who they award the contract to. The big contracts really do have to get awarded to the right people or reelection becomes impossible.

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Re:SpaceX’s entry into $70 billion U.S. launch market draws ... by mikeash on Tuesday December 25, 2012 @04:27PM (#4967143)

I would wager that they may not care so much about reducing their annual costs, but they probably do care about per-mission costs. If they can cut their per-unit costs in half, then they can have twice as many toys without having to convince Congress to give them more money.

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