They've really fallen far in the last decade.
LETS CANCEL SPACEX's CONTRACTS!!!!
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Grumpy
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What I saw said that since the buyout of McDonnell Douglas, Boeing has gone to crap.
Sounds like they just "bought" a lot of problems.
... yes they have. When I worked for Delta in the late 70's till the early 2000's We always said "if it ain't Boeing I'm not going" now it has switched to.... "if it's Boeing.... I ain't going" lol
PeoplesElbow
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A lot of bean counters is what they got, saving a buck is the primary goal, if they happen to build a good aircraft that's secondary now.
That's the problem with Gov Contracting and Bureaucracy
As much as I despise Jon Stewart ... Ezira Cline schooled him on how leftist gov sabotages everything
Jon Stewart SPEECHLESS After Getting SCHOOLED On Biden And Democrats Build Back Better DISASTER!
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Rumor has it Boeing went full DIE
BOP
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I'd like to take a look at that contract, but I can't access those systems anymore.
But you know who can? DOGE can.
BOP
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It happened with McDonnell Douglas laid me off. Finally. Survived 6 rounds of layoffs in the late '70s into the early '80s, but I finally got got.
The company was never the same afterward.
LightRoasted
If I may ...
glhs837
Power with Control
For those who are ignorant of the process, this is what NASA does they hire launch services as needed. In this case, they've written a contract that allows them to launch of variety of their own and other satellites on SpaceX is Starship and falcon and falcon heavy. Whichever rocket they deem is the best suited for that mission is selected.
www.nasa.gov
Also note this contract puts NASA's nose into every aspect of the vehicle payload and the launch.
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship - NASA
NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and
www.nasa.gov
Also note this contract puts NASA's nose into every aspect of the vehicle payload and the launch.
BOP
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The "multiple award, IDIQ" had me singing "money, money, mon-ey!"For those who are ignorant of the process, this is what NASA does they hire launch services as needed. In this case, they've written a contract that allows them to launch of variety of their own and other satellites on SpaceX is Starship and falcon and falcon heavy. Whichever rocket they deem is the best suited for that mission is selected.
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship - NASA
NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and
Also note this contract puts NASA's nose into every aspect of the vehicle payload and the launch.
glhs837
Power with Control
Oh look. It's the US government with space requirements doing what they do. Fostering innovation lending money to smaller companies so they have a chance.
www.space.com
US Space Force picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to compete for national security launches
"These new partners bring innovative approaches and increased competition to our mission area."
WingsOfGold
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Maybe they should look for only minority owned lowest bidder and flown by such. 
Clem72
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One thing I always liked about John Stewart was that he reads the books of his guests. Like actually reads it and can respond to questions with information from the guests book. This was something that bothered me about O'reilly, it was plainly obvious he never read their books or to be honest cared to try and understand their points of view. They were only invited on his show to receive a browbeating.