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USG paid for R&D, physical hardware, and the actual launch. It’s about as ‘private’ as the F-22.
by Retric 3y ago
USG paid for R&D, physical hardware, and the actual launch.
It’s about as ‘private’ as the F-22.
- peddamat 3y agoIsn't that generally how customers work?
- Retric 3y agoSure, but when you pay a contractor to build a house it’s your house not theirs. IMO, saying something is private makes sense when the system is reusable and therefore the government is effectively renting a device for a specific mission. Similarly, if it’s software like Excel sold to companies and governments it’s private. As a one way trip paid for by NASA, this is simply a NASA mission.