But didn't NASA's orbital debris office compete vs. private sector?
Why should NASA be subsidized to compete against:
Aerospace Corp.'s Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies
<http://www.aero.org/cords/>;
&
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
<http://www-ccar.colorado.edu/research/debris/html/>;
etcetera? Meanwhile, international efforts exist, and some are listed at <http://www.etamax.de/debrisweb/links
Doesn't the orbital debris office hysteria show just how badly we need to axe self-perpetuating NASA?