NASA is paying Boeing double what it's paying SpaceX for the same service.
Boeing was awarded contracts for six crewed flights throughout the same time period — but is still getting almost as much funding from NASA as SpaceX.' calculations, that NASA will spend $183 million for each seat on board a Boeing Starliner across all planned missions, while it's pay SpaceX just $88 million per seat — which is less than half.
back in December 2019 — it seems like an awfully steep price that's becoming harder to justify with every delay.during its second attempt in May while suffering engine failures along the way, but with no crew on board.to take the capsule for its inaugural crewed test ride back in June.
Since NASA's Commercial Crew program is fixed price, Boeing will likely have to shoulder the costs for any incurred budget overruns. In fact, sources toldIn short, Boeing is far behind SpaceX's immense progress at this point, which means NASA will likely have even more difficulties justifying the billions of dollars it's spending to keep both companies in the running.
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