Re: REPORT: new NASA head -- Dan Crippen, economist and public health systems expert

lifeform1_at_atlantic.net
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: 16 Feb 2005 12:30:49 -0800

February 15, 2005

Henry Spencer wrote:

> In article <1108569145.716838.165210@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> <lifeform1@atlantic.net> wrote:
> >When I first heard the name I thought they meant
> >Bob Crippen, and I thought HOORAY! A brave man
> >to direct and lead NASA!
>
> The last time an astronaut directed and led NASA was an utter
disaster --
> including the total ruin of Bush Sr.'s attempt at resuming manned
space
> exploration

That thing needed to be trashed, just like the
VSE - Visiting Space Expensively needs to be trashed.
That takes bravery. What we need is a leader and a
director smart enough and brave enough to see that,
someone who can override the presidential directive
and take it back to the beginning, propulsion and
launch, energy conversion and life support, the
four pillars of space colonization.

 -- and gained him the unenviable distinction of being the
> first NASA Administrator to be fired.

He got the shuttle flying again, that was his only
job description at the time. We all know what the
ISS and faster better cheaper morphed into.

> Managerial skill is more important
> than bravery for that job.

Yes, we need administrators to administrate the
administration, old man. Nothing ever changes.

What we need is a rocket scientist.

Combining rocketry and space science.

After we get that sorted out, the
rest will follow. VSE is crap.

Thomas Lee Elifritz
http://elifritz.members.atlantic.net

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