As someone who worked for NASA, I can tell you that sounds like a great idea. NASA is stuck where it is exactly because of the vested interests from within the agency itself with undue influence. People that are too close to the problem can’t see the surrounding context and are blind to tradeoffs. The best space policy comes from independent space advocacy groups.
Edit: if you want a more authoritative version of the same take, read Escaping Gravity. I was at NASA at the same time she was deputy administrator, and I cannot emphasize enough how vilified she was. The epitome of the know-nothing outsider coming in the screw up the space program. There was a united front against her and her crazy ideas about commercial crew… and of course she’s been proven right on every point.
Reminds me of the internet outrage surrounding the "know-nothing" Bridenstine being appointed NASA Administrator, which ended up not only unfounded but aged incredibly poorly in retrospect.
Edit: if you want a more authoritative version of the same take, read Escaping Gravity. I was at NASA at the same time she was deputy administrator, and I cannot emphasize enough how vilified she was. The epitome of the know-nothing outsider coming in the screw up the space program. There was a united front against her and her crazy ideas about commercial crew… and of course she’s been proven right on every point.