http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericgu/archive/2004/11/17/259305.aspxJeffrey F. Bell writes in SpaceDaily : One of the most annoying things about NASA is that its dysfunctional management wastes a huge amount of effort on projects long after they are clearly doomed. You know, I can't agree with him more. I think the spaceen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericgu/archive/2004/11/17/259305.aspx#265853Thu, 18 Nov 2004 19:03:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:265853Shannon J HagerThere is a simple answer for the ISS problem but because of the beaurocracy and because of the uproar it would cause (&quot;that's government exploitation!&quot;), it won't happen. <br> <br>But if they had 2 or 3 unpaid positions for those &quot;keep it running&quot; jobs, the scientists could do their work. There would be a few things to tackle before it could happen and a few people in line for the job would balk at the &quot;free&quot; part, but I am 100% certain qualified applicants would take the job for the greater good of us all. <br><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=265853" width="1" height="1">