On 8/9/2010 12:58 PM, Rick Jones wrote:

I have to wonder how much is to give warm fuzzy feelings to
congresscritters? One thing I learned as a new parent is that for
babies and small children, "What's familiar is what's preferred." I
suspect it applies to congresscritters as well.

My favorite use of old technology was the Gemini hatch in the Skylab
airlock: http://history.nasa.gov/EP-107/p75.htm
That was downright bizarre, given the odd shape that was required for
the mounting for it.

Pat