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Perhaps someone with more experience can answer this question: is this an exceptionally large contract ($247 million)? The article implies that it covers the p
by mhalle 9y ago
Perhaps someone with more experience can answer this question: is this an exceptionally large contract ($247 million)? The article implies that it covers the plane and its delivery, not the whole research project.
- mturmon 9y agoAs a relevant NASA benchmark, the New Horizons mission to Pluto costed $700m - spread out over more time.
- cheeko1234 9y agoFor aeronautics, it's exceptionally large. For NASA as a whole, it's not (e.g. James Webb is >$8bn). This is the later phase of the NASA’s Quiet SuperSonic Technology Preliminary Design, or QueSST Project.