But they only have so many launches, and each failure costs them money.”
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I think they still make a pretty good profit. They are charging less than anyone else for that class of rocket. They do have to pay for the extra hardware on the rocket, the ship, and the manpower, but I doubt they are losing money on the launch. In the long run it is far more expensive to crash a very reusable rocket in the ocean.
They and.Boeing are getting huge subsidies
The launch was still a success; the thing didn’t blow up when it was taking off...