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Anti-American Forces At NASA?

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Bob Zimmerman is concerned.

If it’s not the intent of this to aid Russia, that’s certainly the effect.

And yes, this is concerning:

But the sources familiar with the matter said the companies must address “most” of those concerns before flying astronauts and, eventually, tourists to space. [emphasis mine]

NASA has no business dictating what standards will be met for private spaceflight participants. Someone needs to stomp on this right now.

[Update a few minutes later]

And just by coincidence, as NASA continues to want to purchase more rides from the Russians, another Fregat upper stage failed today.

[Late-morning update]

Looks like while there may have been an anomaly, the mission was ultimately a success.

[Friday afternoon update]

Well, that piece by Reuters didn’t age well. Seems kind of dumb to have run it when the flight readiness review was scheduled for the very next day.

[Bumped]