Re: Attn: Doug Jones (was Want to Live to 100+? Move to Midwest)

Doug Jones (random@qnet.com)
Sat, 19 Jun 1999 13:47:11 -0700

S.J. Van Sickle wrote:
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> On Sat, 19 Jun 1999, Doug Jones wrote:
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> > Doug Jones, Former Rocket Plumber
> > Rotary Rocket Company
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> Please tell me you've been promoted and not laid off...

'Fraid so. Money is tight, the ATV is the primary project at this time, and we have a week left before all of us in propulsion are out the door. We're going to press on to get a hot firing on the centrifuge, one way or another- we might damage it, but at this point it's the best thing we can do with that asset. Parting out the centrifuge would be worth maybe a few thousand dollars; demonstrating rocket firing with centrifugal pumping in a 1500 gee field would be very, very valuable. It's the best use of limited resources.

I have several prospects, so I can take this rather philosophically.

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Doug Jones, Former Rocket Plumber
Rotary Rocket Company