[anymouse]

I was speaking specifically about any single current NASA bureaucrat. If you compare an individual engineer to a whole government agency over its entire existence, you are the one comparing apples to oranges.

BTW, most of the x-planes were designed and built by contractors not civil servants. And most of the x-planes were flown by the Air Force not NASA. But why should I get in the way of your love affair with NASA's inflated ego. I bet you think NASA invented Tang and Velcro as well.

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BTW, most of the x-planes were designed and built by contractors not civil servants.

Ahhhh... I think they were all built by contractors.. its called the National Aeronautics and Space ADMINISTRATION.. they administer the programs, not construct the vehicles.