Ron Cothern
The "Tribute to Our Space Shuttle" that Jerry posted on our web-site was not done by me. I do not know who did it, but it was fabulous. July 22, 2011, was my last day and it was a good day for me, but thousands at KSC lost their jobs and the future there is bleak. It distresses me that we have all of this technology and we are doing so little in Space. I have been there since 1967 and I am still amazed at what has been accomplished.
I was a contractor firefighter and did not work directly for NASA, and I have to say a lot of our problems are because of a lot of mismanagement in NASA. A lot of wasted money and too many groups going in different directions. They (NASA) protect themselves very well. It is way too much to write, so if any of you want to hear about it just ask me at one of our next get-togethers. Sadly, I don't think NASA is the only government agency that has those problems.
I appreciate Jerry putting it on our site because it is a great video. I had a great view, I saw most of it firsthand.
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