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Who says it was their failing? Drift just means being pushed from one's target. It is acceptable (and usual) for drift to be caused by external forces.
by peeters 12y ago
Who says it was their failing? Drift just means being pushed from one's target. It is acceptable (and usual) for drift to be caused by external forces.
- SoftwareMaven 12y agoI think drift in this case has a connotation of being aimless and directionless (eg being adrift). However, I don't think the article is blaming NASA. Any organization would be adrift after having the kind of success NASA did, then getting presidential grandstanding followed by congressional micromanagement for decades. The real villains in this story are Congress and the President.