One systemic problem is that the ownership and management of most companies shifts significantly over a 15 year time span, whereas the people designing a new NA

One systemic problem is that the ownership and management of most companies shifts significantly over a 15 year time span, whereas the people designing a new NASA program know that they (or people that they care about) would be picking up the pieces if they are sloppy. I wonder whether family owned companies are closer to NASA in their testing/hiring practices?