"what does this have to do with the current company situation?"
I think the point of bringing up the past is this:
Years ago, all of you were just as passionate and verbose about how great Tim Huff was...and about how great his "dream" of super hubs were. There wasn't a clue about how dirty he was then....yet the fact is that you believed this crook at the same time he was stealing you blind and flat out lying to you, all the while talking about how wonderful he was.
Now you have been presented evidence that the current CEO (however heroic he was during his younger years in the service - and there is no doubt of that) has been involved with many questionable companies and deals. Yet you ignore it and now hang your hopes on HIM.
This "spiral development" STS-111 has been PR'd 'till the cows come home, yet there is no firm evidence that this is even CLOSE to being a final prototype vehicle....never mind the fact that SNSR already has FINISHED products that have been offered up for sale....AND NO ONE WANTS THEM! There is no proof that anyone will want this STS-111....even if they DO finish it!
I keep telling myself....deep breath....count to ten....try to answer without personal attack...present fact to back up your opinion.