Re: Here We Go Again!

On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:56:54 -0700, in a place far, far away, surfduke
<surfduke2001@xxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such
a way as to indicate that:

The USAF FAST program, is moving towards a mate with NASA's COTOS!

COTOS?

This is the same stuff that happened with the Space Shuttle
Development program. NASA ran out of cash, (So the contractors started
cross-breeding with like programs in the Air Force). Andrews is gonna
come out smelling like a rose. This explains why Space X is getting
all the press in COTOS, (Andrews, NASA, & the USAF, are fixing to pull
a big bait, and switch, (and We get another Shuttle, (Something for
everyone, (That leaves no-one happy)). Well It can't be worse than the
compromises being made to make ARES-1 work, (LOL)!

How do you get this conclusion?

All that's happening is that the Air Force isn't waiting for NASA to
push reusable technologies, because NASA has gotten itself out of the
technology business. There may be some synergism with COTS (if that's
what you're talking about), but it has nothing to do with NASA
"running out of cash," nor does any of this explain why "SpaceX is
getting all the press in COTOS [sic]." I have no idea what you mean
by a "bait and switch." Nor do I see how you conclude that we'll
"get another Shuttle" (whatever that means).

See this link, (and read between the lines):

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Andrews_Space_To_Work_With_USAF_On_Fast_Program_999.html

I did read between the lines, but you're seeing things that aren't
there.
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