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>it wouldn’t rely entirely on government gibs
this is by design. As I learned here on /sci/ a few months earlier:
NASA is now primarily a jobs program (allegedly). As in, they'll take on a project and deliberately set long timelines so as to keep people employed. That way if they suddenly need people with those skillsets (during a time of war/crisis/tech race), they will specialized personnel already available (as opposed to having to scout them out and/or train them)

I'm just parroting stuff I've read here. Pls verify on your own