Hi Jeff,

Glad to see you landed upright quickly.
Indeed the space work is disappearing rapidly and the defense aerospace work will be increasing.

Perhaps this may turn around a bit in a few years - but after 9-11 it is probably going to take awhile longer.

No one ever appreciates the peaceful and opportune years available for manned space exploration which were squandered by Dan Goldin and Clinton....

It's things like this which could go on for a long while and put space exploration on the back-back burner.

But like the V2 and the Germans - there may be some dividend by pushing the technology limit - as will be done in the next few years as the war on terrorists progresses.

Good luck with your new job!

SDAI-Tech1