JayUtah: NASA is losing its edge.

I'm not sure about that. They seem to be slowing down a bit.

JayUtah: Much of the public sees the modern NASA as a bunch of buffoons who can't even convert pounds to kilograms.

No, I don't think so. I think the general public still sees NASA as a bunch of scientifically intelligent people who do complex calculations. Some people at NASA are quite ignorant, but not everybody.

I'm sorry Jay, but it seems you're rambling a bit. I still enjoy NASA today, as much as back then.