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As far as I know all of the astronauts were military at that time, so they probably would have been covered by this program. There could be any number of nuances I'm not aware of though.
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Apple didn't integrate with RCS because RCS was a fragmented pile of garbage. It still is, but it's I suppose less fragmented now.
None of that "harmed" friendships, certainly not any real ones.
Adding an outlet is a few minutes worth of work. It's not "buy a new house", that's about as ridiculous a straw man as I have ever heard of.
There are thousands of new houses going up where I live. Maybe there aren't where you are. Who cares?
There is no "forcing access". It simply doesn't work that way.
If the President clears them, they are cleared. That's perfectly legal. The President is the federal government's OCA.
If they're accessing data that requires clearances, they have the required clearances. That's mandatory, and no one is going to show them anything without them.
My guess, based on the fact you use terms like "protected government data" is that you don't even know enough about this topic to make up words about it.
Some of the capabilities, sure -- you're never going to be able to use them if you don't have the things it needs to talk to.
The lack of those things don't turn it into a brick. It's still a highly capable fifth gen LO fighter/bomber without them.
But I suspect there are cases where the super experts exist who can do things better.