Re: A really great essay by Keith Cowing

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Henry Spencer) writes:
> 
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> jeff findley  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >...It's also hard to pin down just
> >how much DOD spends on space, due to the fact that much of what they
> >do in space is "black", but it's a safe bet that these black space
> >programs aren't cheap, even by DOD standards.
> 
> And there is a certain amount of cause-and-effect there, of course.
> One reason why DoD is so enamoured of black programs in recent times
> is that their budgets are hidden from much of the usual scrutiny.

I've got a buddy who used to work on black programs, and while he
can't talk about specifics, he has hinted that these projects were
limited far more by physics than cost. 

Jeff
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