It wasn't actually the Airforce, it was a group of consultants at the white house who forced it. But even without that, many of the bad choices had already been made by then.
> Then there was pressure to make use of solid propellants
As far as I remember the decision was based on development costs (like most decisions).
> Then there was pressure to make use of solid propellants
As far as I remember the decision was based on development costs (like most decisions).