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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment
- Subject: Re: Personnel Response versus Fed Response.
- Date: 28 Dec 1992 19:13:58 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- References: <1992Dec24.210446.1@acad3.alaska.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec24.210446.1@acad3.alaska.edu>, nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
- >Question is if the US does the 100 year plan thing. I posted that same idea on
- >another subgroup (but for cyberpunk). Question is in what direction will it all
- >go? And how fast will it be able to change if info comes about that was not
- >available in the begininng.
-
- Well, that *IS* a major problem. And the federal goverment hasn't shown much
- of an ability to be adaptable. Take, for example, NASA, where your typical
- spacecraft these days is obsolete by over half a decade before it's even
- launched.
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- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
-
- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-