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> It’s not crazy to pick the least technically risky option that’s simultaneously the lowest cost and highest capability. why buy one when you have two at (mor
by sigstoat 3y ago
> It’s not crazy to pick the least technically risky option that’s simultaneously the lowest cost and highest capability.
why buy one when you have two at (more than) twice the price?
- jvanderbot 3y agoThough it is not often appreciated re SpaceX/NASA, I side on the "competition is good" side of this argument. I don't think gov should act like a single consumer, instead they should err on the side of producing an ecosystem of solutions to spur an economy around the problem. So, two is cheaper than one long term, I hope.
- panick21_ 3y agoBecuase money isn't magic and that money going to a very unsuccessful company BlueOrigin is now not available for space suits, habs, surface operations and many other potentially useful things.