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From: "Marin David Condic" <mcondic.auntie.spam@acm.org>
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Subject: Re: NASA Kills 'Wounded' Launch System Upgrade at KSC
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 08:15:06 -0400
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There are usually a thousand reasons why a project crashes&burns and
language is usually going to be way down the list of major reasons. I
wouldn't be too quick to jump on language of implementation - it will only
start that "Ariane 5" thing again. :-)

MDC
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Martin Dowie <martin.dowie@no-sp-am.btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:amaq8v$r3c$1@knossos.btinternet.com...
>
> Anyone know anything about this? All I can find is a pre-project press
> release
> (http://www.visible.com.au/cnfman/press/pr_nasa.htm) stating that:
> "Engineering will be using OO techniques, C, C++, and Java"
>
> If true then there is surely some ammo for Adaphiles here?
>
> "Revenge is a dish... etc" :-)
>
>