[AR] Re: FW: [NASA HQ News] NASA Statement on Artemis Lunar Lander Court Decision
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 16:29:07 -0400 (EDT)
I wrote:
Beware "qualified supplier" syndrome. The only way to maintain actual
competition is to sometimes give the job to an enthusiastic newcomer,
because that's the only way you get *new* experienced suppliers, to
replace old ones lost in mergers etc.
P.S. Boeing will happily tell you that almost all previous US manned
spacecraft were built by companies now part of Boeing. But there is
nothing left of McDonnell (Mercury, Gemini) in today's Boeing, and not
much left of North American (Apollo CSM) or Rockwell (Shuttle orbiter).
Technical competence isn't hereditary.
Henry
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