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Is it actually meaningful to compare NASA with SpaceX? My understanding is that SpaceX's primary—if not only—client is NASA. If I've got this right, doesn't it

Is it actually meaningful to compare NASA with SpaceX? My understanding is that SpaceX's primary—if not only—client is NASA. If I've got this right, doesn't it mean that the money still comes from the Feds and SpaceX is not that different from Boeing/Douglas/North American in the Apollo era?

soperj 12y ago
You're wrong. Most of their launches are not for Nasa.
derekp7 12y ago
The big difference between SpaceX and the others is SpaceX has to do it competitively. They can't just do whatever and send the gov a bill for it.