People aren't supporting Moon Plan

"Smaller, faster, cheaper" was public relations and for political face.

In my field of technical services -- developing software -- clients want
their work fast, cheap, and good. Technical realities dictate that they must
choose two out of those three attributes. Quick and underfunded software
development sacrifices quality; Quality at low expense takes a long time;
Quality quickly is going to cost you.

So, I never believed in "smaller, faster, cheaper" in the first place. I
think it was a Clinton administration pipe dream.

--JK

> It would be far more interesting if those decrying the financing issues of
> the space plan would talk in percentages of budget instead of the
billions.
> Maybe even net cost would be better. However, it seems that they, which
> includes those suppossedly among the space advocates, would rather spin
> things in a negative way to reflect badly on a political leader than
advance
> their own calling. What a shame...
>
> I know that many people like to buy in to the 'smaller, faster, cheaper'
> argument, but great things are seldom if ever achieved by such an
approach.
> In fact, it could be shown that this approach is far more conducive
towards
> guilding pockets and floating many small time researchers than achieving
> something of larger and grander scale. Though I would leave the task of
> showing this to TangMan (he is much better than I at fathoming the depths
of
> financing :-) ).
>
> Liken it to a man planning for his future. If he continues to spend on all
> the little things, like beer and nintendo and a nice car that he replaces
> every two years, he will find, in the end, that the enrichment he fancied
> himself achieving only led to opportunities lost.Surely as he takes stock
of
> his situation, he will see how much further ahead he would find himself if
> only he had kept focus and sacrificed the small pleasures. I think he
would
> find his wealth on a grand scale capable of far more if only he had
> invested...
>
> Here we find ourselves with an opportunity... Should we squander it, or
get
> behind it knowing that all our dreams have far more chance of realization
if