[meteorite-list] Fwd: The Next Five Big NASA Failures [Editorial]

[mark ford]

Interesting editorial. 

What people often forget though is that space exploration is still
primarily about military technology and politics. It's a lot easier to
get funding for 'a science survey mission' than a 'new spy camera
technology mission'...

One wonders how the current (& slightly misguided imo) paranoia over
terrorism will effect future missions? - No doubt many more "telecoms"
satellites will be launched! ;)

This guy wonders 'what it must be like to spend months working on a dead
end project', he obviously hasn't worked as an engineer on any
commercial projects! 

Best,

Mark Ford


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[Editorial]

For the part that is relevant to meteorites, 
Skip down to the 5th Failure - "Mars Sample Return": 

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Subject: The Next Five Big NASA Failures (Editorial) 

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/oped-04zh.html 

The Next Five Big NASA Failures 
by Jeffrey F. Bell 
SpaceDaily 
November 15, 2004 .... ETC