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Many people don't realize this - SpaceX doesn't get subsidies, it wins contracts because it offers a cheaper, faster, and safer alternative for reaching the ISS and saves billions of taxpayer money Boeing got $4.2 billion, SpaceX got $2.6 billion - Boeing received 60% more despite SpaceX being the...

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