re: OU received invite in 2010 but did not think A&M was a good partner

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Because , again, I am right. It must be hard for you to try and always miss the mark.

There is a reason why Huntsville is called Rocket City.

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Your assertions are denied by the Marshall Center itself in it history of the facility.

PowerTo Explore

Folks in NASA are pretty clear that Huntsville was chosen because the German scientists were stuck in limbo out in Ft. Bliss and could not get funding from existing channels.

The Redstone Arsenal was up for sale as the WW2 chemical weapons stuff was no longer needed.

I have no doubt the subsequent infusion of talent from all over the country made Rocket City into a real center of excellence.

Trying to say all that was because of the "local talent" is not really a defensible claim however. It was the advanced research lead by very non-Alabama folks and the suddenly very rich federal budgets to underwrite research that made the place what it is.

I have no doubt there were some very smart locals that jumped in to help but that is not why the spot was chosen.