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Each company set their own bid amount. SpaceX didn't get less because they 'came in second', they got less because they put in a lower bid in the first place.
by JshWright 12y ago
Each company set their own bid amount. SpaceX didn't get less because they 'came in second', they got less because they put in a lower bid in the first place.
- semiel 12y agoOops, you seem to be right. Some of the early reporting implied otherwise[1], but that seems to have been in error[2]. Sorry for spreading misinformation! [1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2014/09/16/reports-boeing-to-beat-out-spacex-for-nasa-contract-thanks-to-jeff-bezos/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2014/09/16/reports-boe... [2] http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2014/09/16/nasa-awards-boeing-and-spacex-contracts-to-deliver-astronauts-to-the-space-station/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2014/09/16/nasa-awards...