LIVE: Commercial Crew (CCtCAP) award decision - KSC 4PM EDT - Sept. 16, 2014

[Poole Amateur]

Pleased for SpaceX but gutted for SNC, politics was never my strong suit and perhaps I should start learning.

[mspacek]

"...pretend to be Americans..."

WTF? Blathering patriotism instead of what everyone came to hear, and the reasons why. Someone pull this guy off-stage.

[chrisking0997]

More SLS news!

can we get one of our mods to get him back on topic??  Sheesh

[frog]

He's applying for a job at Boing (At least it sounds like it)

[Oli]

That was weird from Bolden.

[UberNobody]

From twitter, here's the cost breakdown:

Casey Dreier ‏@CaseyDreier 4m
NASA press release: Boeing gets $4.2B. SpaceX gets $2.6B.

~Jon

Where is that 'dislike' button? If that's not an award-and-a-half then I don't know what...

I second that.  I'm really not a fan of that split...

[yg1968]

"...pretend to be Americans..."

WTF? Blathering patriotism instead of what everyone came to hear, and the reasons why. Someone pull this guy off-stage.

He was just kidding.

[CraigLieb]

From twitter, here's the cost breakdown:

Casey Dreier ‏@CaseyDreier 4m
NASA press release: Boeing gets $4.2B. SpaceX gets $2.6B.

~Jon

Where is that 'dislike' button? If that's not an award-and-a-half then I don't know what...

Maybe it is $1.2 Billion to Boeing for mission readiness payments (to deliver nothing), plus $3 B to Boeing to get the job done and $2.6 B to SpaceX.

[Targeteer]

2-6 missions under these contracts to deliver a crew of 4 once certified--each

[azreddog]

I think it's safe to say he's got it already.

[abaddon]

2-6 missions under this contract.  So 12 missions max or 48 seats.

[Space Ghost 1962]

This is a tremendously political announcement carefully designed to fit the needs of the political will funding all of it.

[Targeteer]

5 certification milestones with payment based on completion

[woods170]

This is a tremendously political announcement carefully designed to fit the needs of the political will funding all of it.

That's a fact.

[Peter NASA]

From twitter, here's the cost breakdown:

Casey Dreier ‏@CaseyDreier 4m
NASA press release: Boeing gets $4.2B. SpaceX gets $2.6B.

~Jon

At least Boeing will be able to afford the bonuses for their roaming hoards of lobbyists that worked their magic over the last few weeks.

I feel like resigning today. Money buys you money.

[Targeteer]

each will conduct 1 crewed flight test with a NASA crew member

[woods170]

From twitter, here's the cost breakdown:

Casey Dreier ‏@CaseyDreier 4m
NASA press release: Boeing gets $4.2B. SpaceX gets $2.6B.

~Jon

At least Boeing will be able to afford the bonuses for their roaming hoards of lobbyists that worked their magic over the last few weeks.

I feel like resigning today. Money buys you money.

I assume you are referring to Boeing?

[kirghizstan]

$4.2B at 6 flights of 4 is $175M per seat
$2.6B at 6 flights of 4 is $108M per seat

[Lars-J]

Each provider will make one crewed flight to ISS.

Excellent! Taking both systems to a flight ready state will ensure that at least one will be successful.

$4.2B at 6 flights of 4 is $175M per seat
$2.6B at 6 flights of 4 is $108M per seat

Where do people get the 6 flight from? And if so only one of them will be crewed.

[Targeteer]

calling "Spanky" precious cargo may be a stretch