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| ed kyle |
 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 1:16 pm |
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First let me say that I think that space shuttle should
be retired and replaced as soon as possible. But I'm
having a big problem with this idea proported to be
proposed on Wednesday by Pres. Bush to abandon shuttle
outright, with a several-year gap before another U.S.
crewed capability (Crew Exploration Vehicle) is developed.
If this is the actual proposal, it is a very bad idea.
The danger is that shuttle is abandoned, but CEV
development is subsequently stalled (for any of a variety
of possible reasons), bringing an end to U.S. human
spaceflight for the forseeable future.
The U.S. should, IMO, develop CEV promptly, but keep
shuttle flying in the interim. The cost to keep shuttle
going is what, $2.5 billion per year?
- Ed Kyle |
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