NASA snubbed SpaceX, common sense to overpay Boeing for astronaut launches, audit shows

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By Eric RalphNov 15, 2019, 4:55 am401 pts
A detailed government audit has revealed that NASA went out of its way to overpay Boeing for its Commercial Crew Program (CCP) astronaut launch services, making a mockery of its fixed-price contract with the company and blatantly snubbing SpaceX throughout the process. A step further, not only did NASA not try…

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