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"As a result of that arrangement, NASA scientists now have access to aircraft for experiments they might not otherwise be able to perform" I am curious as to w
by jsjenkins168 19y ago
"As a result of that arrangement, NASA scientists now have access to aircraft for experiments they might not otherwise be able to perform"
I am curious as to what that means. The fact that NASA wants to use the Google plane for experiments seemed immediately strange to me, when they already have plenty of resources for that purpose.
But maybe these experiments are different somehow? Like ones NASA does not want to be liable for performing themselves?
The whole deal just seems a bit fishy.
- cperciva 19y agoIt's probably so that NASA can do experiments for which their director doesn't want to go in front of Congress and say "yes, we spent $X leasing a plane so that we could do this". This way, if someone complains about NASA doing loony experiments (and NASA certainly does loony experiments at times) NASA can say "sure, we did that -- but it didn't cost any taxpayer dollars".