tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327285237599585912.post6574003488725547457..comments2023-12-30T13:57:13.729-05:00Comments on MINDLESS AND SPINELESS: Economic Lessons From American HistoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327285237599585912.post-12083357768498758252012-08-09T15:38:36.301-04:002012-08-09T15:38:36.301-04:00It seems strange to say it, but I have been hangin...It seems strange to say it, but I have been hanging around for 20% of those 400 years.<br /><br />In just those 80+ years, 'we have come along way baby'.<br /><br />If something is not done this election we will be going down faster than we came up!Elinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327285237599585912.post-80466939606006344242012-08-09T15:32:29.634-04:002012-08-09T15:32:29.634-04:00I think that "I shall subscribe to "Impr...I think that "I shall subscribe to "Imprimis"Lindseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327285237599585912.post-87691147045121165282012-08-09T15:30:40.322-04:002012-08-09T15:30:40.322-04:00Wow! Very interesting read!Wow! Very interesting read!Lin28noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327285237599585912.post-45259466186245362682012-08-09T15:28:21.070-04:002012-08-09T15:28:21.070-04:00Grest read!
However, NASA did not build the rocke...Grest read!<br /><br />However, NASA did not build the rockets or the shuttles used for manned flight or deep space probes.<br /><br />The manned flight rockets and space craft were all build by contractors! NASA specified what was needed but contractors designed and built them.<br /><br />Many of the space probes were lauached via "surplus" and sometimes modified military rockets.<br /><br />In the case of space flight all the future suppliers have been spared most of the cost of R & D and the needto develope a whole new technology.<br /><br />"I would argue that at least in the 1960's through the early '90', NASA gave more bang per buck than anyother enity!Old Rocket Engrnoreply@blogger.com