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Re:NASA Investigation Finds Boeing Hindering Americans' Retu... by knowaveragejoe on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @11:09AM (#41236221)
> Boeing, Lockheed etc. were still engineering oriented companies full of projects and management opportunities for innovative and risk-taking people. Starting with the Reagan era, they are now emptied out rent seekers full of car salesmen who look up to Jack Welch as a role model.

To be fair, Boeing, Lockheed etc won't be the decisive players putting humans back on the moon from the US. It'll be smaller and scrappier players more akin to startups.

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Re:NASA Investigation Finds Boeing Hindering Americans' Retu... by okanat on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @12:08PM (#41236770)
This is where the "ungodly" funds of Cold War make the difference. There is little incentive in the US government to spend at once as much and take political risk as much.
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