On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:50:06 -0700 (PDT), Brad Guth
wrote:

On Apr 15, 9:42*pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 16/04/2010 4:52 AM, Andrew Nowicki wrote:

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/...u.space.obama/

Dismantling outdated attitudes and practices at NASA would be a
difficult task.

I think the government should scrap NASA and start again with a new
organisation.

Sylvia.

Liquidate NASA, because our USAF is good to go as is.

Are you talking about the same USAF that created a competition (EELV)
to pick one new, good, all-purpose rocket in order to cut launch costs
and then decided it couldn't live without both, which ended up
increasing costs?

How's that Tanker decision coming? What, 8 years now since the Air
Force started asking for bids on a new tanker?

How much does an F-35 cost now and when will we get one in the field?
What was the price and timetable when JSF was awarded to Lockheed?
(No blaming that one on the end of the Cold War the way they did
F-22's high cost.)

The same USAF that picked a 1950s helicopter design to be our combat
search and rescue helicopter for the next 20 years?

Let's face facts. Government procurement is hopelessly screwed up
across the board.

Brian