> It’s more accurate to say that Congress needs an overhaul. It's also worth mentioning that this is a big reason NASA is so expensive. There's a lot of contra

> It’s more accurate to say that Congress needs an overhaul. It's also worth mentioning that this is a big reason NASA is so expensive. There's a lot of contracts and so NASA actually has contractors in every single state. They even brag about it[0], which should be a good hint to you that it is political. This makes is a bit of a wealth distribution system. That's either good or bad depending on your perspective and what you think the main goals are... But there's a few programs that have these types of problems, not just NASA. IMO, there's probably more efficient ways to meet each goal, by decoupling the problem. But either way, we can't solve "the problem" unless we actually recognize what it is (and there's a lot more than what I've just mentioned) [0] https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/nasainthe50states/ https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/nasainthe50states/