Right but NASA also gets to make use of their previous work when developing Constellation or whatever the new thing is called. We wouldn't have gotten this far

Right but NASA also gets to make use of their previous work when developing Constellation or whatever the new thing is called. We wouldn't have gotten this far without NASA. At the same time however, NASA's space craft development process needs some sharpening. Whether that's due to bureaucracy or congressional pork, something needs to change.