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Except that this was a fixed price contract. If they don't get it right the pork train does come to an end.
by 14u2c 2y ago
Except that this was a fixed price contract. If they don't get it right the pork train does come to an end.
- jiggawatts 2y agoThere will always be more fixed price contracts in the future. Every time the barrel emptied in the past, a new barrel full to the brim with pork was delivered.
- panick21_ 2y agoThat bsd analysis. There isnt a magical contract fairy that creates infinite contracts for every company. Yes there are more fixed price contracts, but if you fuck up like Starliner you are less likely to get another one. And even if you could get it. Boeing peadership has clearly stated they are basically not really interested in that anymore. The have lost billions on fixed price contracts in space and military. Boeing has not been able to get much new from NASA. Their moon lander was basically embaracing. They are in the nee private station buissness much. One SLS gets finally mercy killed they will not be a prime contractor anymore.
- jiggawatts 2y ago> magical contract fairy I've never heard anyone call the federal government that.
- yencabulator 2y agoIn a pre-SpaceX world, there pretty much was no one else they could lose the next contract to. I think a lot of Boeing still lives in a world where they have a good reputation to milk.
- Tuna-Fish 2y agoThis would make sense if the money was paid upfront. It wasn't. As of right now, Boeing is massively in the hole on the project. The only way they get paid if they successfully complete the development program and then fly the 6 operational flights.
- burnished 2y agoThat doesn't seem to actually be the case?
- panick21_ 2y agoIt is the case. Boeing is losing billions.