Obviously used as a reassuring selling point to naive, nervous [and very
rich] potential customers.

One even expressed disbelief on video that a cheap toy remote is used to
control the vessel, whereupon the aptly named Rush played the
NASA/Boeing card and said don't worry, everythings fine !

Only problem is, unless all 3 are lying, none of them had much of
anything to do with the project, looks like Rush and his team of under
50 non white males did it all by themselves [and it shows]

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NASA distances itself from OceanGate disaster, claiming it only carried
out remote consultations and did NOT manufacture or test Titan sub -
after University of Washington and Boeing denied ANY involvement

NASA has distanced itself from claims by OceanGate that it was
involved in the development of the Titan submersible
The agency released a statement after Boeing and the University of
Washington also disputed OceanGate's claims they help with development

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12224091/NASA-says-did-NOT-help-manufacture-test-Titan-sub.html
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