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I would be surprised if there wasn't corporate speak about it. Honestly, if you were running the corporation would you just boil it down to "We stopped buildin

• omeid2 8y ago
  There is plenty of honest closure notices, generally along the lines of "lessons learned", "goodbye", and such.
  • JorgeGT 8y ago
    Or an honest post-mortem that explains the shortcomings of the proposed aircraft concept: design, aerodynamics, autonomous stationkeeping, RF comms, logistics, or whatever. The current trend of publishing positive results but completely hiding negative results is deeply harming to research and engineering, since it doesn't allow future attempts to learn from previous mistakes.
• slx26 8y ago
  That's pretty much the first line I would write. And then I would continue explaining. If you can have both, start with honesty and not wasting people's time. You'll be more likely to earn it.
• tzakrajs 8y ago
  Wouldn't the shutdown be the thesis of the memo?