Gary Edwards wrote:
>
> Dylan Sutton wrote:
>
> > Sheesh, you Americans!
>
> And it was $165 million not $400 mil! For insight into the REAL problem with
> the Mars Climate Orbiter, see the December issue of IEEE Spectrum. Hint: it
> wasn't really a failure to convert units, despite NASA's attempt to blame
> Lockheed Martin.
The problem lies in this semi-oxymoron, now the planetary mantra at NASA
under Dan Goldin:
Faster ... Better ... Cheaper.
Impossible you say? Is that your final answer? And you're right! For
$165 million dollars each for 3 lost Mars explorers in the past 2
years. Thank you Mr Teflon Goldin.
> Gary Edwards
> Happy Texas Independance Day! Remember the Alamo!
... And the Maine!
George
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