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A40 t1_isptiii wrote

But think of all the starvin' lil' porkbarrels a single contract will exclude!

(Or is Boeing-Northrop going to shop it all around in the exact same, wasteful way NASA did?)

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SnakeCharmer28 t1_ispyoue wrote

Its Boeing and Northrup, there's no cost savings to be had.

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ReturnOfDaSnack420 t1_ispzhyz wrote

Basically Lockheed is the only pig that didn't get an open space on this trough

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TheScienceGiant t1_isq1wbg wrote

You can be sure SpaceX wants a sniff at the slop.

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nate-arizona909 t1_isueozu wrote

SpaceX has produced a hell of a lot more for a hell of a lot less money in recent years than these dinosaur aerospace contractors.

One day SpaceX may be as fat, dumb, and corrupt as these guys, but that day is not today.

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Ian_W t1_isqyrtm wrote

NASA doesn't make any decisions regarding the Senate Launch System.

It's all dictated by Congress, who have the power to direct how money is spent, and use that power extensively.

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A40 t1_isqyykh wrote

Pork-barreling at its wurst :-)

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Ian_W t1_isqz8qd wrote

Yes.

But put the blame where it's deserved, which is on Congress and not on NASA.

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nate-arizona909 t1_isufdsw wrote

Yeah, NASA is just a poor innocent bystander in all this. That’s why the GAO caught them hiding billions of SLS dev costs in other unrelated programs.

Why they are just as pure as the driven snow.

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