Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) SpaceX and Boeing Developments

[mongo]

With the obligatory "I hope Boeing checked the door bolts" childishness in the comments. This is a cost-plus contract, so the execs are undoubtedly telling their people to go slow, be thorough, and be scrupulous about all safety checks. Twice. Why not; taxpayers are footing the bill. Well most of it. Apparently we're spending a tad more than we're bringing in. Don't let the 6.3% number in this link fool you; in 2023, outlays exceeded revenues by 38%.

The Federal Budget in Fiscal Year 2023: An Infographic | Congressional Budget Office

The federal deficit in 2023 was $1.7 trillion, equal to 6.3 percent of gross domestic product.

www.cbo.gov

Starliner is fixed price. Boeing is taking a beating on it.
$1.5 billion in losses as of July last year.

Boeing records more losses from Starliner delays

 

[JB47394]

Starliner is fixed price. Boeing is taking a beating on it.
$1.5 billion in losses as of July last year.

Boeing records more losses from Starliner delays

Oops. Wrong spacecraft. I was thinking of Orion (which is a Lockheed Martin contract to boot). That's cost-plus. It's so shocking to think that Starliner is only going to the ISS after all this time. This is why I keep harping on prestige. Orion is the prestige project, not Starliner.

 

[Grendal]