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bridenstine-starship-commercial-crew/599218/
Koren: Why did you post that tweet?
Bridenstine: We are working really hard as an agency to get to a day where
when we announce a cost and schedule, we can have credibility. Our
contractors have to be as committed to that as we are. I was getting a lot
of calls from the media about this event, and so we just sent a tweet and
said, look, we look forward to this, this is exciting, but at the same time
we expect our contractors to be as committed to the programs that the
American taxpayer has invested in.
Koren: Both SpaceX and Boeing are behind schedule on Commercial Crew. You
told CNN last night that Starliner’s flight is still months away. Why
single out SpaceX?
Bridenstine: I don’t. I’ve been critical of all contractors that
overpromise and underdeliver. We are not singling out anybody.
Koren: After the big presentation on Saturday, a reporter asked Elon to
respond to your tweet. Elon said, “Did he say Commercial Crew or SLS?” [
SLS stands for the Space Launch System, the NASA capsule and rocket that is
meant to deliver astronauts to the moon.] What do you make of that?
Bridenstine: Well, I don’t think that’s helpful. Commercial Crew is about
getting to low-Earth orbit. We are spending $85 million every time we have
to buy a Russian Soyuz seat to get to the International Space Station.
SLS, that’s a whole different mission. SLS is going to the moon. So I don’
t know why you would compare the two. But certainly SLS is behind schedule
and over cost. We want them to get back on cost and schedule as well. We are
holding them accountable just as much as anybody else. | z*********a
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