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>>12065276
Nixon, the Airforce, and Congress
Also NASA not being able to make their TSTO shuttle instead, which would basically be a 1970s starship
They decided to go with Rockwell, because "they handled the Apollo 13 disaster very well" and "the design was more realistic, cheaper, and easier to refurbish and maintain" resulting in a safe vehicle that only killed 14 people and only cost 1 billion per launch ;^)