Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:09:43 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away,
: (Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
: monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

: Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: : On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 21:03:41 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away,
: : (Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
: : monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:
:
: : : Yeah, it is so far not related that you went out of your way at ad
: : : hominem, again. Why don't you state WHY it isn't related.
: :
: : : Because NASA is a civilian agency, and DOESN'T DEVELOP MILITARY
: : : AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT.
: :
: : Fool! Did or did not the shuttle have DOD missions?
:
: : Yes.
:
: So, NASA DID develop a spacecraft that had military application.

: But it's not a military spacecraft. That's like saying that if

You missed the word "exclusively".

: military supplies are delivered in a UPS truck, that it's a military
: truck.

No it isn't as UPS is a commercial company. NASA and the DOD are both part
of the government.

The point is that the DOD should build its own OSP and let NASA have
rights to it, rather than the other way around as the shuttle has been
used.

THAT was the original point of this whole thread despite your tangents and
ad hominem.

Eric