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• Commented on NASA Announces Next SpaceX Dragon Mission to ISS

  Good luck, SpacEx! I think it's exciting, and I wish them a successful mission....

• Commented on apps@NASA Now Online

  Hey, at least it's a start! I love the directory and timesheet apps. I use them on my iPhone and iPad....

• Commented on Apollo 13's RTGs: Houston, Do We Really Have A Problem?

  Someone posted on the discussion forum some of this came from that that half life is 80 years. Anyone want to confirm or correct? Just curious....

• Commented on Medvedev: Punishment for Space Failures Will Not Include Firing Squads

  I really expected to see a picture of a shirtless Putin in orbit recovering the probe himself! Probe in one hand, plow in the other!...

• Commented on Retro NASAWatch

  Thanks, Kieth! These were great reading! Reminds us "youngins" working around here that the political stuff has always been there. Oddly, helps me "just keep swimming" and hope that everything gets sorted out, so we can do great stuff....

• Commented on First Orion Flight in 2014?

  Nice to finally see it in ink!...

• Commented on NASA and ATK Announcement

  I don't think so....no MPCV people on the list...just commercial crew.......

• Commented on Congress Grows Tired of NASA's Foot Dragging

  AMEN, Brother!...

• Commented on Constellation Breakfast Flight Update

  Seems strange, since most of the time, all those people would be flying commercial. Makes me wonder if there were not some other things at play, such as did they need an excuse to get one or more of their...

• Commented on Free Breakfast, Courtesy of Constellation

  Keith, say what you want about the program, there are some incredibly good people working on that team, all over the country. It doesn't hurt anyone to let them know they are appreciated, once in a while. Plus, we are...

• Commented on Buy This Satellite

  Oh, wait, it gets better: With that in mind, our first fundraising goal of $150,000 will be used to: 1. Finalize our business plan for large funders. 2. Process the legal and business aspects of submitting a bid for the...

• Commented on Buy This Satellite

  Sorry, but how did they prove they could do it effectively AND filed for Chapter 11? Part of being an effective business is doing so in a solvent manner!...

• Commented on NASA Fans: Get Ready for Lean Budgets

  You know, jski, I'd love to think you were right, but ultimately, ALL politicians main wish is to stay politicians (that is, keep their jobs). If a cut to NASA means getting a scratch from someone else, that in turns...

• Commented on HSPD-12 Case Headed for Supreme Court

  Again, since you've "been there for decades" perhaps you're unaware of what goes on in the rest of the working world. Apply for a job at any employer of decent size, who has any kind of information to protect, and...

• Commented on HSPD-12 Case Headed for Supreme Court

  Most companies, these days, at least look at credit history. I had one of these checks, and I wouldn't classify them as invasive. I provided them with some references, that asked a couple of those references how they knew me,...

• Commented on More JSC Layoffs

  Same thing happening at Glenn. Of course, since our workforce is smaller than JSC, KSC or MSFC, the actual numbers are less, but I bet the %'s are close. And yet, even with the CxP cuts, it would seem GRC's...

• Commented on Bolden and Middle East Outreach: Take II

  Great, the NASA administrator is off playing diplomat, while we're laying people off because we don't have a budget. I think I'm going to start drinking some "tea".......

• Commented on NASA Policy: Where Do We Go From Here?

  Layoffs are already happening because of this. Existing programs, like Orion, have been cut to the bone to survive (as in no contractor support), but with no new programs identified with funding, ALL the centers are going to lose valuable...

• Commented on Congressional Staffer Ken Monroe Thinks That NASA Is "Run By Idiots"

  Surprised nothing has popped up here about all the WYE's (support service contractors) getting axed off Orion.......layoffs to come....

• Commented on Constellation Stakes Are Being Raised

  "Jeff Hanley has reportedly been telling his troops not to worry about these contract-related letters since......" This has not been the case inside Orion. The TL letter effectively stops most work. We hear pink slips are expected any say at...

• Commented on Jeff Hanley Removed From CxP Management

  Yes, because, lord knows, you don't want anybody working to try and maximize the return on the investment already made! I love how people outside the program are such experts on what's going on.........

• Commented on Blunt Talk in Houston

  The message I heard was, stop complaining and just get on board....start drinking the kool aid. As someone working on CxP/Orion, I'm open to something new, but you cannot expect me to be happy about the cancellation, which might cost...

• Commented on Another Ignorant Columnist

  Keith, I think the difference is, in all those cases, in all those previous gaps, there were specific plans to return to flight. By the time Apollo-Soyuz ended, the shuttle program was already underway, at least in planning. You'll probably...

• Commented on Morning After Reaction To NASA Budget

  "Of course, the situation is more uncertain for our contractor colleagues, and we will be working expeditiously to put plans in place to provide as much certainty as we can and open up the opportunities that will exist in our...

• Commented on Waiting for The Jury To Return a Verdict

  Keith, Thanks for the sentiment. I've been working on Orion for over 2 years. These are excellent people who put in 110%. As a support service contractor, I'm obviously worried about the future. We're expendable, after all. But more than...