Comment by PaywallBuster
4 days ago
article didn't they they got the project and any project would take months/years even with the best and brightest on the project
> get a firsthand look at the current system, learn what air traffic controllers like and dislike about their current tools, and envision how we can make a new, better, modern and safer system
based on this they can come in to scope out a project and send it out for bidding
where have they indicated that they will open this up for bidding?
An article 3 months from now...
"According to Musk, the efficiencies gained by leveraging the exposure of the assessment team make SpaceX the only viable vendor. 'A bidding process to select the only possible applicant would be silly.'"