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by consensus1 2 days ago
Who has delivered better value for money on government contracts than SpaceX?
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You can't make that claim for a company that's as deep in the red as SpaceX is. With all of the VC subsidies, the cost of delivering the product isn't reflected in the price they charge.
> Who has delivered better value for money on government contracts than SpaceX?

We cannot answer this question without completely rearranging how we grant contracts. It doesn't matter: any single provider of a service will fuck us over. Even fucking libertarians can see this