Stan, I don't know where you get your information, but Lockeed-Martin has a long and extensive history in the space business. A large majority of the spacecraft electronic systems I've designed has gone to LM. Rick Scott Stan Gorodenski wrote: >Since Boeing-Northrop had extensive experience in space efforts in the >past, I'm wondering if this is trickle down favoritism to cronies by >bush or cheney, especially since NASA is so tight lipped? >Stan > >m24@xxxxxxx > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.