[gonzo41]

NASA just letting everyone get used to the idea before they formally commit to it.

If they are doing comms like that, it's telling, they need to cut it out and focus on their real issues.

[wmf]

NASA's real issue is, and has been for decades, not getting their funding taken away. Not embarrassing themselves is a big part of that.

[tomohawk]

NASA chose to give 2/3rds of the funding to ULA, and seemed pretty reluctant to include SpaceX - it seemed like they were forced to at the time.

They mismanaged the space shuttle, racking up huge costs on a vehicle that put people's lives at risk, while lying to congress and everyone else about how reliable it was. Feynman's report is a good read. Here's an HN thread.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10989483