▲ 61 ▼ [Video] SpaceX rocket explodes at Starbase during static fire testing (i.imgur.com) submitted 1 year ago by photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31650505
[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Look at all those beautiful tax payer dollars! permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) tax payer dollars Not really. SpaceX are paying for these tests. While NASA have agreed to purchase Starship launch services for the Artemis program, they aren't funding each test individually. The Starship contract for Artemis is fixed-price, not cost-plus. Whether SpaceX blow up one Starship or ten during the testing phase, NASA pay the same amount for the operational flights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ptfrd@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Indeed. I assumed the comment was satirising one common form of misguided critique of SpaceX's "hardware-rich" approach to this development programme. But yes, now I'm not so sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) tax payer dollars Not really. SpaceX are paying for these tests. While NASA have agreed to purchase Starship launch services for the Artemis program, they aren't funding each test individually. The Starship contract for Artemis is fixed-price, not cost-plus. Whether SpaceX blow up one Starship or ten during the testing phase, NASA pay the same amount for the operational flights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ptfrd@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Indeed. I assumed the comment was satirising one common form of misguided critique of SpaceX's "hardware-rich" approach to this development programme. But yes, now I'm not so sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ptfrd@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Indeed. I assumed the comment was satirising one common form of misguided critique of SpaceX's "hardware-rich" approach to this development programme. But yes, now I'm not so sure. permalink fedilink source parent