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Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

SpaceX didn’t need a mockup to present. They had prototypes of the base vehicle

No they didn’t. They had, a mockup of an empty shell into which they might eventually fit the vehicle. And they still have that.

And remember, BO is developing a lander. SpaceX is developing a fully reusable super heavy lift rocket, an interplanetary transport craft and a lunar lander as part of the same package.

NASA isn’t paying SpaceX for the rocket or transport though, they’re paying for a lander and getting it on and off the moon. But I fully agree that SpaceX developing a booster and LEO-transport is exactly why the lander doesn’t exist yet.

Finish reading my post. SpaceX’s initial bid was 2.94 billion

I did read your post, but what you’re failing to understand is that this 2.94 billion dollar bid was already AFTER they were informed of the budget changes.

And sure, BO got the secondary contract for 3.4 billion, after rethinking their entire proposal. So why did they not submit that one in the first place? If they had, they might have gotten a similar call.

I doubt minimizing corporate loss was Lueder’s motivation there. Presumably neither Steve Cook or Jeff Bezos offered Lueders a large enough bribe job matching her qualifications.

Ugh, you had me defending the ethical sense of Jeff Bezos. I need to go rinse my mouth now.

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