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NASA's method of paying for its giant rocket belongs in the Apollo era

3 April 2019

Contracts that leave NASA meeting all the extra development costs for its Space Launch System make no sense when firms like SpaceX offer fixed-price flights

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NASA's method of paying for its giant rocket belongs in the Apollo era

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