I think I agree with you… to a degree. On one hand something like CLPS has been a questionable use of funds at best, but on the other hand a NASA investment got us the greatest aerospace company in the history of humanity (SpaceX). Maybe it really depends how the program is structured?
All that being said, I’m not sure how Challenger relates to this considering that was a NASA program.
The faulty o-rings that caused the challenger explosion were due to the private partner failing to provide the part to specs. To be fair, NASA knew of the shitty o-rings, and proceeded with the launch anyway.
I think I agree with you… to a degree. On one hand something like CLPS has been a questionable use of funds at best, but on the other hand a NASA investment got us the greatest aerospace company in the history of humanity (SpaceX). Maybe it really depends how the program is structured?
All that being said, I’m not sure how Challenger relates to this considering that was a NASA program.
SpaceX is a joke.
The faulty o-rings that caused the challenger explosion were due to the private partner failing to provide the part to specs. To be fair, NASA knew of the shitty o-rings, and proceeded with the launch anyway.