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seanflyon t1_je2m570 wrote

You should actually read that link. That $300 million figure is for Falcon vehicle 9 development. It does not include Dragon development, engine development, or building launch sites and factories.

You are thinking about the COTS contract that included developing Falcon 9, developing Dragon, and multiple launches.

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lessthanabelian t1_je2mdr3 wrote

So, exactly what I said, miscategorizing costs.

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Engine development is part of F9 vehicle development.

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seanflyon t1_je32vdb wrote

No, you just didn't quite read the comment you replied to.

I generally prefer to include engine development in vehicle development, but plenty of people disagree especially when the engine development happened before the development of a particular vehicle. Merlin was developed for Falcon 1, though there were continued improvements over time.

No one who read that source and understood the context would honestly say "Elon isn't being completely honest or more likely is miscategorizing costs somewhere". You were just confused.

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