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The big picture is that NASA has created competition in the commercial space market. If either of the parties fail to live up to their obligations, NASA has a b
by Afforess 12y ago
The big picture is that NASA has created competition in the commercial space market. If either of the parties fail to live up to their obligations, NASA has a backup. If both succeed, all the better for NASA. Competition is good.
- sho_hn 12y agoThat's true; looking at it terms of supporting industry-wide infrastructure it does seem more sensible than throwing everything behind one vendor. Edit: Comment 8326972 by terravion also suggests picking a single winner wasn't an option, which I wasn't aware of, aside from the issue of the relative award magnitudes.