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reednj on Oct 11, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: The program to build NASA’s moon rocket could doub...

I think the point is they shouldn't pay for the R&D or the construction of the rockets either - just pay for the launches and let the market sort out what vehicles are required.

ethbro on Oct 12, 2018 [–]

Absolutely agreed: cost plus contracts are a cancer.

And in response to the inevitable "safety" -- let's be honest, we're strapping humans to a giant bomb that hopefully explodes in a controlled way.

Astronauts are some of the bravest people in the world, but the end goal is to explore and colonize space.

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