Re: A New Low for NASA? (was HELP!!!!!!)

[ericferg@aol.com (EricFerg)]

Before taking the original message too seriously, consider the fact that
there are several other organizations (in the U.S. and abroad) that are
tracking space debris, not the least of which are the DoD's US Space
Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command.  These two
organizations share such info with other debris trackers and space launch
facilities (e.g., Arianespace of France and the European Space Agency).

I doubt _very seriously_ that the NASA would retain the services of
contractors who hire "programmers" and "engineers" who don't have formal
educations for such mission critical (i.e., life-and-death) work. 
Millions of lines of Ada code are already helping to prepare, launch,
track, and operate each Space Shuttle.