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minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 年前Endless handouts for leeches. Denial of basic human needs for everybody else.
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 年前How is this a handout? They bid for a contract and won it vs competitors. I’m hoping we get a source selection statement soon where they spell out why companies like Northrop and Blue didn’t win.
minus-squareThe Doctor@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前SpaceX’s track record for orbital insertion definitely had something to do with that. When last I knew, N-G didn’t have its own launch facilities (that might’ve changed in the last few years but I doubt it).
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前I brought up Northrop because I’m guessing they bid a Cygnus derived deorbit vehicle.
Endless handouts for leeches. Denial of basic human needs for everybody else.
How is this a handout? They bid for a contract and won it vs competitors.
I’m hoping we get a source selection statement soon where they spell out why companies like Northrop and Blue didn’t win.
SpaceX’s track record for orbital insertion definitely had something to do with that. When last I knew, N-G didn’t have its own launch facilities (that might’ve changed in the last few years but I doubt it).
I brought up Northrop because I’m guessing they bid a Cygnus derived deorbit vehicle.