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every previous thread this has come up, essentially.


They have to blame Boeing so no one can blame NASA and by association the National Space Council (whose Chairperson is now running for President).


I personally would prefer if NASA handled this internally rather than trotting out an individual to chastise for no benefit to anyone. Accountability on an org? Absolutely. Just don't scapegoat someone when organizational or process incompetence is actually to blame.

Meanwhile, boeing is a publicly traded company with what amounts to a monopoly on many, many, many contracts. What was the point of defeating communism if we just give handouts to non-competitive and highly unproductive organizations who can't even hold themselves accountable? And the people who come out of the woodwork to defend them are even more confusing. Don't you want to avoid burning tax money and calling it progress? If they wanted to be seen as a public good they would have voluntarily given up on profits decades ago instead of trying to come off as parasites.




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