Nu har folk börjat gräva fram riktigt tuff kritik från NASAätare. Här är ett inlägg från lies.com i mars 1996:
”The space shuttle was the last great boondoggle of the big-government era. It was a tribute to the days of JFK and Johnson and Nixon, a chance for politicians to bask a little longer in the reflected glory of space-faring heroes despite the post-Apollo wind-down.
It was also a way to keep the people at NASA from having to get real jobs. A feel-good alternative to military spending. White-collar welfare. The Space Engineers and Astronauts Full-Employment Act of 1972 (and 73, and 74, and 75…).
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The space shuttle represents the worst of both worlds: 1970s vision (and technology) at 1990s prices.”
Ack, ja, vad ska man säga?
[Länk via Dave Winer.]