/sci/ - Science & Math

>>16224780
>Implying NASA expenditure hasn't consistently been around 0.5% of US GDP even during the peak of the Space Race
>Implying labor budgets for engineers and scientists doesn't make up a significant portion of program budgets
>Implying SpaceX doesn't cut labor costs by having the R&D team work 50-80 hour weeks on salaries designed for 40 hours
>Implying private companies even disclose their budgets
>Implying Musk hasn't claimed the Starship costs $10 million per launch when independent estimates put it closer to $100 million
>Implying the 4 test flights haven't already made the one partial success just as expensive as one successful shuttle launch/recovery
Please tell me you didn't actually fall for the "cost lowering" meme anon

>>16223152
>Intentionally blowing it up because we couldn't vent the boosters doesn't LE COUNT
0% recovery rate