[shakow]

SpaceX was neither affordable nor on schedule. If you wanted someone up there cheaply and on time 5 years ago, you should just buy a seat on a Soyuz.

However, #39 doesn't say “don't ever develop new launch vehicles”, rather “don't develop new launch vehicles if staying in budget and on timeline is your priority”.

[valuearb]

Falcon 9 is the most affordable launch system in history. It’s saved NASA billions through ISS cargo launches.

And developing their crewed launches has been over a billion dollars cheaper than Boeing, and successfully launched years earlier.