[Calvin Locke]

He should have hired Americans to prep and launch the thing.

NASA and its associates have taken great pride in their long string of successes without major mishaps, injuries, or fatalities.

[MartinStyles]

Unless you count the shuttle program :(

[BlazingArizona]

He should have hired Americans to prep and launch the thing.

In which case his project would still be mired in the planning stage, tied up in court by NIMBYites.