I corrected it, not defaced it.
Corrected based on what? You have yet to cite a single source that says Gavin worked as a NASA manager during the 60s and that he was not a Grumman executive at the time.
I don't believe I claimed that.
Then how do you know that their business practices have not changed? Again, where is your source? You can not expect me to accept what you say on your word, when you believe, and i quote "The people there are more concerned with spearing zebras for dinner, knitting loincloths, and coming to terms with a permanent body oder. They are not interested in studying alternative world models." (in reference to countries along the equator)
This particular Grumman Exec is a special case, as he is a former manager of NASA, and would therefore know the ins and outs of NASA projects.
Typically the executives and managers at the head-hunting company don't really know what their employees are doing for their clients.
Again, where is your source that this is true for all other government contracts during the 60s? I for one can tell you this was not the case for Collins radio, and it seems unlikely for many of the other private contracts.
He later became a Grumman Executive, but he wasn't one during Apollo.
"Vice President Joseph Gavin" - 1966
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4009/v4p1c.htmWhere are you getting this info regarding Gavin, because you seriously need to let me know at this point. There should be no reason for our info to conflict this much this often. Every article i have read says he was a Grumman executive during the 60s, hell this one says vice president of Grumman!
Also, you forgot about stratellites. The military already has clearance to fly over much of Africa. A network of stratellites could easily be deployed.
The issue tom is not if its possible, which with enough funding it would be, its why the Airforce would accept NASA's explanation that GPS doesn't work in Africa. NASA is not a military organization, the managers are not in direct control of any military units. At best they advice and consult Officers of a military unit. I'm asking why the air force would be like, yeah sure, GPS doesnt work in africa, lets go build some GPS towers to add to a network the coast guard claims to no longer use. Then those officers would have to go to their higher ups and ask for an engineering unit to build towers, which costs money, or they would have to have constant airplanes flying over africa at all times. Both of which the officers who give the orders for will question the motives behind doing so if GPS should provide Global coverage. The military knows what its spending its money on and why its spending its money on it, it would not accept that GPS doesnt work in africa without towers, when it should work everywhere. perhaps 20 years ago, but Global coverage via solely satellites was achieved years ago, wouldn't the military be wondering why NASA still advised them to maintain towers?
Look up where the lander was built. It was built in a secured government facility, not a Grumman owned facility.
I tried to look up where the LM were produced, but besides Grumman's web site there are not many sources. The best one that i could find mentions that it was produced in Grumman's private facility in plant 5.
"Though production of the Lunar Module was confined to the clean rooms" in Plant 5 at Bethpage"
http://www.anft.net/f-14/grumman-gmp.htm]That last one has to sting a little.