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Re:How to Avoid Repeating the Debacle That Was the Space Shu... by VladRussian on Sunday July 24, 2011 @10:24PM (#2801035)
>The solution to this problem is very simple: No government agency with control over space. Outsource everything.

Blackwater.

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Re:How to Avoid Repeating the Debacle That Was the Space Shu... by pjscott on Monday July 25, 2011 @12:21AM (#2801329)
You could use that as a fully-general counterargument against government outsourcing of anything. Does it apply here?
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Re:How to Avoid Repeating the Debacle That Was the Space Shu... by Vivtek on Monday July 25, 2011 @01:02AM (#2801412)
It's a good general counterargument against the kneejerk fully-general argument of "outsourcing everything" that one sees so much. And concise.
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Re:How to Avoid Repeating the Debacle That Was the Space Shu... by xxpor on Monday July 25, 2011 @01:02AM (#2801411)
Well, yes. I am against the government outsourcing almost anything that requires new design. All it does is lead to corruption, without any guarantee that it leads to lower costs.
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