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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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.
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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I gave you examples of obvious endorsements. Political ads have used video news footage from news networks before. You are allowed to show real events in an ad. It's a complicated legal issue which involves fair use among other things:https://www.rtdna.org/article/can_they_do_that_when_political_campaigns_use_news_footage …
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news footage != NASA footage. I think most people don't want parts of the federal government — the military, the FBI, the EPA, the NIH, NASA — endorsing candidates or parties. NASA's policy clearly wants to stay clear of taking sides or being seen in that manner.
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