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...says Asrar, "is hands off. We tell contractors, 'We only pay you for delivering the data.' " That made sense to SeaStar's main contractor, Orbital Sciences Corp., which agreed to do the job on time and at cost, provided NASA left it alone. The result: SeaStar, which was started in 1991 at a projected price of $60 million, is due to be launched next summer within budget. Asrar believes that getting NASA involved would have doubled the development time and driven costs...
...lithotriptor" -- a device that dissolves kidney stones with ultrasound. While such devices do exist and might actually serve a purpose in space (where kidney stones can develop in weightlessness), this one was just a box filled with lights and wires -- and the NASA staffers knew it. Agency employees and contractors were allegedly bribed to help book the box on a shuttle mission. According to the Houston Chronicle, a manager at NASA's Life Sciences Directorate and an employee at GB Tech, a Martin Marietta subcontractor, have been implicated in the scheme. Coming on top of NASA's other misfortunes...
George, who was schooled in London, has lived in the residence for about six months since he retired from Raytheon, a local defense contractor. Because his social security check is insufficient to both rent an apartment and send money back to his family in London, George has chosen to stay at the center. But he says he hopes to return to London next month...
...street outside, Ralph Lucero passes by, wet T shirt in hand to use as a mask against the smoke. The 35-year-old general contractor has just come from saving a stranger's house. "I saw this wall of flames," he explains, "and I saw no one doing anything. I ran toward it, and then this 25-year- old guy started coming over and said, 'Hey, dude, you need some help?' And about five other guys came over and started helping too." He gazes through the haze and flames at another building, still standing. "That belongs to a friend...
Naemul, or "gratitude fees," are as institutionalized in Korean business practices as negotiation and dealmaking. At the end of any business meeting, the solicitor (for example, a subcontractor) quietly and unceremoniously hands an envelope full of cash to the solicitee (for example, the contractor...