Another NASA recovery story

[bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca]

John Foust wrote:
> Another NASA recovery story:
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10097025-52.html?part=rss
>
> 1,500 Lunary Orbiter tapes, converting analog to digital, and 
> "the time frame to complete the project is very short as there 
> is only one person on Earth who has the expertise to work with 
> the playback heads needed to process the original tapes. 
> And at 68 years old, he wants to retire in just 14 months."
>
> - John
>   
And what was NASA doing for the last 30 years ???.
It seems once MAN landed on the moon, NASA has been a complete
flop.