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House Asks NASA to Postpone Space Plane

Posted by michael on from the whoa dept.

PipianJ writes "The House Science Committee has requested NASA to postpone the orbital space plane program (official letter (pdf)), thanks to lingering concern about the safety of the existing space program. On the other hand, isn't one of the ideas behind the orbital space plane program the fact that our current space program is getting more unsafe through the use of 20-year-old equipment?" The Senate is also getting into the act.

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  1. Re:Of course by Stween · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course safety should be paramount.

    But at what point do you call sending people up into the cold, dark vacuum of space by strapping them to a large rocket safe?

  2. Uh oh... looks like the House reads /. too! by Not_Wiggins · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hope they weren't desuaded by the results of the "space debris" experiment from the Enterprise Model Test

    --
    Diplomacy is the art of saying, "Nice doggie!" until you can find a rock.
  3. Re:Brilliant minds by metlin · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, whats funnier still is that the Slashdot fortune cookie at the bottom of the page reads:

    You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there. -- Yogi Berra :-)