[FPSPACE] Latest News...on the health of the US Space Program..ItDoesn't Look Good

[Peter Pesavento]

JimO,

It's a standard response across many industries when bad news comes out.
Not only in the space industry.

I have had a number of good friends of mine working in the defense
contracting business, and I have heard similar stories coming from them.
Where the management has to do damage control, once stories (about massive
layoffs in the offing) get reported in the press.

That's the among the top first five comments by management.  "Don't
overreact."

That's where I am coming from.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Oberg [mailto:jeoberg at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 12:02 PM
To: Peter Pesavento; fpspace at friends-partners.org
Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] Latest News...on the health of the US Space
Program..ItDoesn't Look Good


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Pesavento" <pjp961 at svol.net>> 
> Don't "overreact to these numbers"?  Managers always tell their minions
> that.  Especially if their own jobs aren't on the line.

Peter, how do you know? When did you work in the space industry?