A government agency is paying a private company for a service, and only paying for meeting milemarks, not just cost plus. And the taxpayer is getting a big break on the price.
Best thing that ever happened in space developments.
The first Falcon 9 was privately funded because no-one wanted to be the first. When Musk made his bones on that, lots of folks, not just government lined up for launch spots.
/johnny
When is undocking and return?