NASA Geek Alert

[DannyCox]

I consulted for NASA on the materials & processes for the ablative materials used for the Space Shuttle heat shield tiles. Needless to say, they didn't listen and decided to stay with 40 year old technology! And people actually get surprised when these things blow up! F'n whole shuttle was designed by committee, and lets just say, NASA doesn't attract the brightest boys.

Pay and benefit wise, NASA just can't compete with the private sector, and all the best guys go elsewhere. They may start over at NASA, but once they put up with the bureaucracy for a while, the crappy pay, and management with their heads up their asses, they just move on. Only the Dullards stay.