Did you hear Hoagland's description of Von Braun's reaction when the design for the Shuttle came back from Congress?
Why Congress was involved in designing the Shuttle is another question. Hoagland was at a beach party with several high NASA mucky-mucks including Von Braun. Yes, Hoagland used to rub elbows with these.
When Von Braun saw the design, tears came to his eyes and he said, "That will get somebody killed."
Who designed the shuttle?
I don't know how many times I have seen this sort of scenario play out between management and engineering, and it usually winds up spilling blood.