--- Alexander Mikhailov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why it's bad news, Michael? Is anything wrong with > ASP?
It's not ASP (as it currently stands) that's the problem. The problem is, government involvement usually leads to government control, which leads to priorities getting changed to meet changing political whims until the original objective is lost. (For example, the main reason the Space Shuttle got wings was because of a USAF requirement for a spaceplane, but the Shuttle ultimately did not realize the main advantage of a spaceplane - being able to use the existing airport infrastructure around the world - due to other requirements.) Fortunately, it does not yet look like Mr. Bigelow is willing to compromise his objectives - even if NASA won't fund his competition without gaining control of it. Just funding prize competitions without intense control of the design process is itself a major step for NASA; giving up control of the competition itself may be a bit too much. _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
