Michael Gemar@AnnemarieBridy @icymi_law When NASA built its own stuff it lost 40% of the Shuttles.
Beeks@Beeks @AnnemarieBridy @icymi_law NASA doing its own stuff was not a panacea — there were serious safety problems, as well as costs, and of course all the vehicles and launchers were actually built by existing private aerospace companies, not NASA. I would *love* for NASA to not be reliant on a fascist’s company. But Boeing has not done well, and no one else has stepped up.
@michaelgemar @AnnemarieBridy @icymi_law they were doing it when it had never been done before. Had we the political will to continue to fund them appropriately I'm certain they could have achieved greater success.
@Beeks @AnnemarieBridy @icymi_law The Space Launch System is done the old way (cost-plus contracts, NASA owned and operated), and it is *hugely* expensive.
D Ingram@michaelgemar @Beeks @AnnemarieBridy @icymi_law And SLS is not done well. Very concerning quality issues. https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/nasas-management-of-space-launch-system-block-1b-development/
