110%! We get almost regular notices from the NASA IG for the cost over runs and other things associated with SLS that are about to hit new thresholds of going over. I forgot what it was but something super dumb and I want to say it was a single bolt or a spring was going to eclipse the 200% more expensive mark and they still were not sure entirely how they were going to address whatever issue was going on.

SpaceX's success has been a huge blow to United Launch Alliance (ULA) which is a Boeing/Lockheed Martin joint venture. Before SpaceX ULA was the only launch provider for the government and their most basic launch was over $200 million. Elon got it all the way down to $65 mil so the government has more than earned its money back. It is why I am starting to think we need to see if we can just contract SpaceX or Blue Origin against each other to get us to the moon.

It would likely be quicker and even with the large contracts up front it would be cheaper than what the US government is already spending.

A big issue we have heard from companies working with NASA though is that they can do the task build the rocket, space habitat, space suits, etc. but NASA wants to own the IP meaning that these companies would have to go through the government to build more of the stuff they invented and created and all sorts of other bureaucratic paperwork.

That is an issue across US government research things though.