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Re:SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video] by QuesnayJr on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @07:44AM (#24059715)
To be fair to NASA, they would never have been allowed to pursue a Starship-like strategy. Look at the Space Shuttle, which had all kinds of requirements ladled on top of the program, such as DoD requirements.
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Re:SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video] by valuearb on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @11:46AM (#24062117)
Remember, NASA was the one that added the DOD requirements. To increase their budget, they lobbied congress to cancel the Air Force space program to make it a captive customer of the Shuttle.
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