Why is NASA still using so much expendable (AND EXPENSIVE) garbage? (HEAD FOR COVER, NORTHROP!!)

I have yet to talk about Northrop and their Cygnus/Antares combination. Is that because they aren't wasteful? It's kinda the opposite...

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The numbers Northrop doesn't want you to see... https://www.planetary.org/articles/201705011-data-orbital-spacex

The horrid news from NASA about Artemis https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-21-025.pdf ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPdNGjykuuo