The CEV Blues

NASA today announced it has chosen Lockheed Martin to lead the team responsible for design and fabrication of the CEV (Crew Exploration Vehicle), which will serve as the space shuttle replacement around 2012, and will also carry a crew to the Moon and beyond. This is great news except for one thing.

I don't work for Lockheed Martin goddamit.

Losing out on the contract was the Northrop Grumman / Boeing team. While I worked only very, very peripherally on the proposal, just a tiny speck of work really, I can't tell you how disappointed I am that we lost the competition. I was so looking forward to being involved with the program. Blast. Some choice Shakespearian cursing is warranted here, but I can't muster the energy. Bollocks!