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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Date: 5 Apr 2025 19:11:42 GMT
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On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 04:31:22 -0400, c186282 wrote:


>    "Rope" was interesting because it was used in the NASA lunar lander
>    vehicle. Basically cores on loose wire, and I think SPACING was
>    important. Why the hell did they use that in 1969 ? Because, the way
>    things work, the govt SPECS for the vehicle probably went out the
>    door before JFK even finished his moon speech.
>    That's where the e-tech was frozen for all intents.

The specification document for projects like that takes years to write 
with fights over every paragraph, including whether it should be vii., 7., 
G., or g.. There is so much ego involvement and politics that when it is 
finalized that is what shall be done, even if problems are recognized as 
the project actually gets underway. 

That leads to the F-35, Zumwalt class destroyers, and both varieties of 
the LCS.