Point to any other campaign ad from any politician from any party that similarly violated NASA ad regulations. I cannot recall any. NASA has generally been a non-partisan issue (with the exception of earth science).https://twitter.com/OkieBranigan/status/1268919592799404032 …
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NASA has rules for non-commercial uses (I am not saying that it is those rules that necessarily apply; I am honestly not sure which rules apply, I find the guidelines unclear):https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html …
Under the section for non-commercial use, this sentence is key: "NASA content used in a factual manner that does not imply endorsement may be used without needing explicit permission." I don't how one could contort that a political ad does not imply endorsement.
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It is used in a factual manner, it's videos of the launch. If the astronauts were wearing MAGA hats or a Trump 2020 sign, it would obviously be an endorsement. I am not as certain as you are that showing videos of the launch is an endorsement. Although when in doubt, ask NASA.
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If this doesn't imply endorsement, then really nothing does. NASA doesn't endorse. It doesn't want the agency to be used in endorsements. Smart policy. This is not a newspaper article or textbook or school project — examples of non-commercial non-endorsement uses cited.
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