I agree with you, but also worth noting that NASA paid Boeing 4.6B to build it with the expectation that it can be used. There is a “sink cost” issue here, but

I agree with you, but also worth noting that NASA paid Boeing 4.6B to build it with the expectation that it can be used. There is a “sink cost” issue here, but realistically that’s on Boeing not NASA. They should at least elbow Boeing into fixing it. Letting Boeing walk away from a fixed price contract because they screwed up is going to lead to lots of future low-ball fixed-price “whoops, sorry” issues. Plusfrom an engineering standpoint, Boeing should fix it to prove their competency for future contracts