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Apollo 13 budget: ~ $2.8B in 2023 usd
Boeing 737 MAX total program budget (excluding older 737 models): > $180B
61 0 ReplyWhy are you comparing the budget of one single spacecraft with an entire production run of a model of airplane? That's not a reasonable comparison.
45 0 ReplyBecause Boeing should have economy of scale benefits by selling $180B worth of aircraft, while Apollo 13 was a bespoke, single-use, cutting-edge spacecraft on a much smaller budget.
19 0 ReplyWasn't it exactly the same as most of the other apollo craft?
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Yeah its too fair to boing because they are not sending shit tp fucking space
18 0 ReplyModern airplanes are also have crazy complicated systems compared to the Apollo program.
But also the MAX eas supotti be a quick and easy upgrade to the existing 737-800, so clearly theu fucked up along the way
4 0 ReplyHahahaha! Well nailed!
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https://youtu.be/URoVKPVDKPU?si=6wAXf8ckCXTPb_UY
Wendover's video on Boeing - it's easy to see how costs spiral under their model, plus it's nice to see Sam - probably one of the biggest aviation geeks around - put the boot into Boeing.
A good waste of 20+ mins.
14 0 Replyput the boot into Boeing
Sounds risky, might break a foot, he should've used a brick instead.
4 0 ReplyThe bricks fell off due to a software error.
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That explains how Boeing could afford 22 characters while NASA had to make do with 3.
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