Did SpaceX Really Save Taxpayers $40 Billion?

"A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money."

-- Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen  

Now, there's some dispute about whether the late Illinois Sen. Dirksen actually said the quote above in just those words, but whether he did or he didn't, one thing's certain: Even if a billion isn't quite "real money," $40 billion certainly is.

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