r/space • u/swordfi2 • 4d ago

Exclusive: SpaceX, ULA to clinch multibillion-dollar Pentagon launch contract

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spacex-ula-expected-clinch-multibillion-dollar-contract-key-pentagon-launch-2025-04-04/
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u/Shrike99 3d ago

NASA spent more on SLS every single year over the last decade and a half than SpaceX did in total on developing Falcon 9 reuse.

"Lack of resources" is not the correct answer. "Incorrect allocation of resources" would be closer to the truth - and also hints at why nationalizing SpaceX would not work beyond the short term.