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Perhaps if you read the entirety of the article, to wit: "Painting a purely notional space plane wasn't easy, artist Herter said, because he had very little reference material to work with. "The most challenging projects are when a client gives the artist a general concept of what they want but...

Because that's why (same for all the other military branches and government agencies like NASA): https://www.afapo.hq.af.mil/Public/Presentation/Main/Index.cfm