China plans to build it's own space station by 2020.

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KiffinKiller said:
So you've never said NASA is wasteful?
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Well no, I've never said that, although they may have
wasted money they have brought great technological
advancements in practically every enterprise.

As for wasting money, I'll tell you a little story, a
friend of mine who I knew since he was a little child,
and even then wanted to get into government service,
ended up working in the White House for more than
one president, was doing a follow up inspection after
the launch failure which was determined to be an O
ring malfunction.

He talked with the engineer that had developed the
new O ring and when questioned the engineer asked,
how would you draw a perfect circle?

My friend said; I guess I would do what my dad taught
me, I would put a nail in the center and take a string
and tie a pencil in the end and draw a circle.

So the engineer took him in to see his invention and
is was exactly the same except the string was a piece
of metal.

For this NASA had given the guy a $35,000 bonus.

I can't blame the engineer for taking the money but
even he was pointing out the problem realy rested with
the administrators of the program.

How about some common sense folks??


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GS is still upset that Thomas Jefferson did not send Lewis and Clark back out on another expedition...
 
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