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Seems strange for an individual, or even a corporate acquisition, but not for government. The incentive structure for gov contracts has a lot of extra stuff bey
by jvanderbot 3y ago
Seems strange for an individual, or even a corporate acquisition, but not for government. The incentive structure for gov contracts has a lot of extra stuff beyond risk and cost, including spurring a healthy market or proving out new technology. And yes, creating new jobs, sometimes.
- mlindner 3y agoIf that was the case then there would've been a period where SpaceX got more launches. Instead they had to sue to even get a piece of the pie, and ULA has gotten higher percentages of every contract since. It's just regulatory capture and government revolving door.
- jvanderbot 3y agoI said they had extra incentives, not that they were always fair extra incentives.