From: alain245@videotron.ca   
      
   On Oct/20/2021 at 08:11, Frank Scrooby wrote :   
   > Hi all,   
   >   
   > What kind of contract had Boeing got with NASA for Starliner? IF its one of   
   their traditional "Cost+ work done+ performance bonus for delivery" then do   
   they have any incentive to actually deliver. NASA carries on paying the bills,   
   no matter how big and    
   inflated they are, and no matter how far behind schedule Boeing slips.   
      
   Yes they do have an incentive to deliver. NASA has been a very lucrative   
   client of Boeing for a very long time. If they don't deliver, they will   
   probably never get another contract from NASA. SpaceX is no longer an   
   unproven startup and Blue Origin is starting to have some credibility so   
   NASA now has other options for future contracts.   
      
      
   Alain Fournier   
      
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