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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bet they signed that contract through gritted teeth

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah, I didn't expect this at all. Despite Falcon 9 being the cheapest, most reliable, and perhaps more importantly, most available launcher in the current market, I really thought Kuiper would avoid sending money towards Starlink at all cost. This move doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the New Glenn program, though we did see some hardware recently...