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> It really is a testament to NASA that they managed a moon landing without this level of testing.

NASA definitely did this exact same testing for Apollo, I'm not sure why you assumed they didn't.

There ended up being a real failure in the test. Fortunately, the failure occurred in the same system whose failsafe was being tested, giving the failsafe a real chance to shine. The Apollo program never ceases to amaze.

It's unbelievable how much red tape there is for any federal government agency, from IT, procurement, to HR. Unless you've seen it first hand you would never believe it. Easy things become hard, hard things become impossible.

I believe that Nasa's commercial cargo [1] and crew[2] are the result of vision from past administrations.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Resupply_Services

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Crew_Development