And the others aren't? Are you kidding me? They buy petrolum jelly in 55 gallon drums for use in Washington, DC and surrounding areas.
Difference is SpaceX didn't do a paper spacecraft. They are building hardware that mostly works a whole lot cheaper than all of the above.
/johnny
You’re ok with Obama cronies getting sweatheart deals while the govt is forced to GIVE him data, designs, and technical support?
Really?
And no, the thousands of engineers in Texas and Florida who have been put out of work by this are not Obama fans.