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

["John G. Volan" <johnvolan@sprintmail.com>]

Sam Harbaugh, Palm Bay, Florida wrote:
> 
> PLEASE SEE MY OPINION BELOW
> 
> >Date:    Tue, 10 Jun 1997 09:08:49 -0600
> >From:    Luke Holden <Luke@HOLDENS.ORG>
> >Subject: HELP!!!!!!
> 
> >HELP!!! I Desperately need Ada programmers. I am working on a project
> >called GMP (Geooss  Modification Program) The Geooss is a system to
> >track the millions of space debris in orbit around earth. NASA uses this
> >to figure out when to launch something into orbit and not have it hit
> >anything. One problem, The Government did such a bad job on this system
> >it desperately needs reprogramming and reorganization. I need as many
> >skilled Ada programmers as I can get. <location deleted> There are a few
> skills >that will better your chances of being
> >hired, they are the folloring:
> 
> >-      Ada - Required
> ><skills deleted>
> 
> >It would be nice if you had a formal education but not required. The
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Good God man!  NASA wants to avoid hitting space debris and a formal
> education would be *NICE*.  Has NASA really hit a new low?
> 
> What contractor will put uneducated programmers on such a project.  I
> *really* want to know.  Please make it easy for me and post the answer. I
> want to get the info to my congressman Dave Weldon who is on the space
> committee I believe.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Sam Harbaugh
> Palm Bay, Florida (near where NASA launches things)

Moreover, what engineer with any sense of self-respect or even
self-preservation would want to apply for employment on a project that
is already clearly an utter disaster?

Luke, best of luck to you ... because, um, you're going to need it...

-- John Volan (who lives on a _planet_ that NASA launches things from)

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