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0 pointsKiwiJohnno6y ago0 comments

But interestingly, Boeing has manged to increase the fees from this program to the point that they will charge NASA a higher cost per seat than the Russians do: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/nasa-report-finds-bo...

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These comparisons are usually bogus because they don't account for Purchasing Power Parity. Almost all product, and labor, are cheaper in Russia.

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0 pointsKiwiJohnno6y ago0 comments

But interestingly, Boeing has manged to increase the fees from this program to the point that they will charge NASA a higher cost per seat than the Russians do: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/nasa-report-finds-bo...

These comparisons are usually bogus because they don't account for Purchasing Power Parity. Almost all product, and labor, are cheaper in Russia.

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