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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule (apnews.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/spaceflight

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sunk cost fallacy. Fuck Boeing, why should the government keep funding this?

[–] CaptDust 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's not a usual cost-plus contract, to my knowledge, the government hasn't funded it beyond the initial half billion. Boeing is taking a bath on this capsule development, needs the crew contracts to recoup, and that's why I don't believe they will abandon it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This whole thing makes me feel so sad.

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know. Part of me feels a bit of glee that Boeing is having to foot the bill for their own incompetence.