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11. NASA still contracted that out

Reply to angrychair (Reply #10)

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 02:18 PM

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E.g., Grumman, etc. and they didn't "build it", the contractors did but they (like they do today) obviously worked closely with their engineers and provided oversight.

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