The truth is, there are still 5+ competing options within NASA, with each center having staff familiar with different tools, and with a generally large learning

The truth is, there are still 5+ competing options within NASA, with each center having staff familiar with different tools, and with a generally large learning curve for new tools it is a hard sell to use something new. Most of the time, the tools you used on the last mission are the same tool you will use on the next mission. We’ve seen remarkable uptick in OpenMCT usage at different centers purely because it is open source and folks can use it for free. Other similar products require you to contact the supporting org, request a delivery of the software, spend days/weeks deploying and configuring it for your mission, before you can even begin to evaluate the software. We’re finding that by lowering barriers to access and by allowing others to modify it to suit their needs, we are getting much better buy in from operators and missions.