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At your work you're hopefully not held responsible for the business decisions made above you, just your assigned piece.
by dakr 1y ago
At your work you're hopefully not held responsible for the business decisions made above you, just your assigned piece.
- jeremyjh 1y agoThat's right. NASA's assigned piece was to build a rocket that could fly to the moon. They agreed to do it, and they spent the money. They have not built the rocket and never intended to.
- dakr 1y agoI don't think it's as simple as that. Many strings were attached, many changes were made to work that had already started. It's a mess to be sure, and NASA was not the only cook in the kitchen by a long shot. I'll just leave this here, people can make of it what they will: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System
- jeremyjh 1y agoIf NASA can't function in the face of meddling congress critters, it is not fit for purpose. Nothing I said above is incorrect or refuted in that article.