If you're looking, here's a "good deal" for NASA and the European Space Agency
NASA is shifting from broad international cooperation to a stricter “value-for-money” model, prioritizing partners that deliver unique, time-critical capabilities as it reallocates budget toward a Moon base and competition with China. For IT and technology leaders, the strategic lesson is that partnerships must now be evaluated like product and sourcing decisions: contributions should be differentiated, operationally reliable, and aligned to mission-critical outcomes rather than simply collaborative in name. This more transactional approach could accelerate delivery on select programs, but it also raises the bar for governance, dependency management, and partner selection across complex multi-organization initiatives.
