Question

The space agency NASA has closed down it's last shuttle operations to the international space station. Among the reasons cited for the shutdown was the failure to achieve promised cost and utility goals, as well as design, cost, management, and safety issues. NASA's space shuttle launch capability - long described as a U.S core competency had now become

• A competitive advantage
• A core rigidity
• A renewable resource
• An intangible asset

Answer 1

A core rigidity

It became a core rigidity because NASA had to close down the launch program when it unable to achieve the cost and utility goals.