The Washington Post is owned by the same person who owns Blue Origin.
If Congressional salaries were dependent on having a balanced federal budget, you wouldn't see foolishness like this going forward. Companies have to make difficult decisions all the time to pare back research and to scrap tooling and facilities. I once saw a very-well-known tech company sell millions of dollars worth of brand-new assets for pennies on the dollar because they had cancelled the program for which the assets were purchased. It was a huge money loss for them, but they did it because they didn't want to throw good money after bad.
Quote from: notsorandom on 12/16/2014 02:32 amThe Washington Post is owned by the same person who owns Blue Origin.Blue Origin needs to test its engines. Does A-3 have a rival?
Quote from: notsorandom on 12/16/2014 02:32 amThe Washington Post is owned by the same person who owns Blue Origin.Does that change the facts of the matter?I think it will be more interesting to see if any other media outlets notice this, especially any in Mississippi. I mean, the pipefitters foreman that helped build the now mothballed test stand is quoted as saying:“It’s heartbreaking to know that, you know, you thought you’d done something good,” Forshee said. “And all you’ve done is go around in a damn circle, like a dog chasing his tail.”That's a pretty powerful statement from an average U.S. Taxpayer...
Quote from: Coastal Ron on 12/16/2014 03:57 amQuote from: notsorandom on 12/16/2014 02:32 amThe Washington Post is owned by the same person who owns Blue Origin.Does that change the facts of the matter?I think it will be more interesting to see if any other media outlets notice this, especially any in Mississippi. I mean, the pipefitters foreman that helped build the now mothballed test stand is quoted as saying:“It’s heartbreaking to know that, you know, you thought you’d done something good,” Forshee said. “And all you’ve done is go around in a damn circle, like a dog chasing his tail.”That's a pretty powerful statement from an average U.S. Taxpayer...He's free to give back to the Treasury all the money that he received from other U.S. taxpayers.
Yeah, NASA does what Congress tells them to do.
Quote from: yokem55 on 12/16/2014 02:09 amYeah, NASA does what Congress tells them to do. This is such a cop-out. It should have been the responsibility of NASA's top management to actively campaign against and eliminate waste like that. There are huge opportunity costs involved here. Why was ASRG cancelled, again ?
Quote from: Blackstar on 12/16/2014 04:01 amQuote from: Coastal Ron on 12/16/2014 03:57 amQuote from: notsorandom on 12/16/2014 02:32 amThe Washington Post is owned by the same person who owns Blue Origin.Does that change the facts of the matter?I think it will be more interesting to see if any other media outlets notice this, especially any in Mississippi. I mean, the pipefitters foreman that helped build the now mothballed test stand is quoted as saying:“It’s heartbreaking to know that, you know, you thought you’d done something good,” Forshee said. “And all you’ve done is go around in a damn circle, like a dog chasing his tail.”That's a pretty powerful statement from an average U.S. Taxpayer...He's free to give back to the Treasury all the money that he received from other U.S. taxpayers.That taxpayer was hired to do a job, and they did it, and part of the money they earned even went to pay for the test stand. And you think the worker/taxpayer is to blame for the situation, and not the politicians that authorized the waste of money? That's a pretty odd point of view...
So he's a tea party supporter, but also a government contractor, also a union member, also unhappy at "government waste" but also perfectly willing to take the money...