"Earl Colby Pottinger" wrote in message
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Oh boy, don't you sound like a NASA management type. If you can't meet
your
budget how are you going to afford to fly it. Or did you forget the
original
budget was only $800 million? 50% overbudget and not even an assembled
machine is not my idea of people I want to give more money to.

Hmmm... sounds a hell of a lot like the X-15's XLR-99 engine program. Boty,
sure am glad they cancelled that one due to huge overruns!

-Kim-