I think the minority content in the project didn’t meet the requirement. Now they have time to take care of the problem.
I have no kind words for Nasa.
I still have my commemorative launch medallion I got from the agency right before the Challenger launch.
Probably worth more than the Shuttle at this point
It will be a remarkable day when tangible substance(s) from Mars is handled directly my mankind.
Mars is a fools errand. Everyone knows that place is not inhabitable. Why waste huge sums of money on this?
A colony on the moon has tons more logic and potential usefulness.
Or…they could let Elon Musk do it and it would work right with one lander. /s