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T+205: Phil McAlister, Director of Commercial Spaceflight at NASA
Main Engine Cut Off
The Benefits of Cross Plus Contracting
We had a lot of pressure, not only to go to cross plus contracting, but go to one contractor. I was very confused by that. We always put all our eggs in one basket and made surel you know, just put it in a g landskin,. And that's what drives up the cost, right? You only get one shot. It's got to be burf it’s got to be great. The second thing was the way we purchased commercial crew. Do you want to buy the entire spacecraft, or do you just want to buy a seat? i was very much in the favor of just buy a seat.
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