Re: The crash of NASA's culture


From Matt Wronkiewicz <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:25:04 -0700
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> NASA should look at re-instating the X-33 program, as most of the
> major development work is done.  For the sections that aren't done,
> NASA should throw the section(s) open for public submissions.  I have
> no doubt that there is someone in the world who has an answer(s) for
> NASA, or can point them in the right direction.

What do you hope to get out of reinstating the X-33 program? Regardless
of how much work remains to be done, the X-33 craft as designed was a
suborbital demonstrator, not a Shuttle replacement. Burt Rutan beat the
X-33 altitude and payload goals last year.

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