The United States may lose its leading position in space exploration, if
it fails to replace quickly its ailing shuttle fleet with a new reliable
space vehicle, the head of NASA has said. *Michael Griffin, head of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, told Congress on Thursday
that such a move would not be possible without in turn sacrificing some
valuable science programmes.The warning came as the House of
Representatives Committee on Science pondered options in the face of the
continued grounding of the space shuttle fleet. NASA put an indefinite
halt on shuttle launches after a chunk of insulating foam fell off
Discovery's large external fuel tank during lift-off last July. NASA is
also troubled by a large exodus of experienced engineers and technicians
retiring or leaving NASA for other pursuits.
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OPINION-
We all know "Diversity" is politically correct terminology for NO
HETEROSEXUAL WHITE MALES OVER 40 (You know the people who got us to the
moon in 1969) Is Diversity really cloaked Reverse-Racism?

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http://www.diversitybusiness.com/Res...Divlists/2005/

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Any connection maybe to the failures and problems at NASA?
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* America's Top Organizations for Multicultural (Anything but White
Male) Business Opportunities - 2005

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Rank
Top Government Agencies

1 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS)
*2* * National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)*
3 Small Business Administration
4 Minority Business Development Agency
5 Department of Transportation
6 U.S. Navy
7 Department of Defense
8 U.S. Army
9 U.S. Air Force
10 Defense Logistics Agency
11 General Services Administration
12 Department of Veterans Affairs
13 Department of Housing and Urban Development
14 Department of Commerce
15 Department of Justice
16 Agency for International Development
17 Department of Health and Human Services
18 Department of Agriculture
19 Department of Education
20 Department of Energy