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NASA isn't really in the rocket development business. NASA only gets involved in rocket building when the commercial market doesn't have a product that can fulfill NASA’s needs. NASA doesn't use enough rockets to make reusability worthwhile. Reusable rockets are only valuable if the frequency of launches is great enough to outweigh the cost of developing and utilizing the technology. ..... [Read Full Article]
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NASA doesn't build rockets. It gives orders to companies that build them. They reward companies that have a lower price. In fact, SpaceX has and had some contracts with NASA and I think in the future they'll have more, because I don't believe other companies will try to lower the prices (with technologies) to compete with SpaceX.
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