Re: Face on Mars

Harvey Newstrom (harv@gate.net)
Mon, 30 Mar 1998 09:35:11 -0500


Michael Lorrey wrote:
> and he told the committee that 95% of all
> information that is classified is done merely so as to keep from embarassing the
> government...

I believe this. Most aerospace contracts that cost billions of dollars
fail to produce a useable product. These failed projects are kept
secret to hide the failure rather than to protect any technology.

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