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The NASA contract model has already changed substantially. Even Bill Nelson, the current administrator and former senator thinks that cost-plus contracting is n
by agrajag 4y ago
The NASA contract model has already changed substantially. Even Bill Nelson, the current administrator and former senator thinks that cost-plus contracting is no longer the way foreward.
A lot of this is directly attributable to the success of the Commercial Crew program.
- imglorp 4y agoCommercial crew just proved something else, too. In a controlled experiment, we ran the ossified incumbent with a storied 100 years of experience against a challenger. The challenger delivered in May '20 and the incumbent, paid way more, will be about 3 years late to get people to ISS: OFT-1 is currently NET Feb'23. This says more about Boeing's business structure than anything else. Its mission is different.