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aspheric_cow t1_j2xmoc3 wrote on January 4, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Reply to comment by jivatman in NASA planetary science budget remains under stress by Lolbitable

>Nobody paid SpaceX anything to develop Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, or Starship.

NASA did help fund the development of Falcon-9 through the COTS program and by buying launches before it was ready to fly. NASA is also paying them $3 billion to develop and launch the Starship HLS.