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Astronauts Face Bleak Odds For Spaceflight
Abhishek writes "According to a Space.com report, Astronauts at NASA fear that they won't be able to fly until 2015 and that, for some, would be too late. The space shuttles that NASA have are almost at the end of their lifetimes and any shuttle can take years to be built. Though almost everybody is involved in some way or another in looking after a shuttle, only a lucky few actually gets the chance for a ride."
I wonder if the two dead crews would consider themselves lucky?
Smoking is an expensive, slow, and unreliable method of suicide.
Both Japan and China have expressed their intentions to be on the moon in the immediate future. And they'll do it, because for them, its national pride - not low ball Billshut.
Dan Goldin killed NASA. His legacy of "cheaper, better, faster" led to more FAILURES in space exploration and research than any other administrator.
Seriously... Goldin, master of slash and burn, was the same guy that made wonderous technology decisions too (like get those Unix and Mac boxes outta here.) And the "Test it? Why the heck are we testing it? I don't pay you monkies to design and build broken sh*t."
If you are an astronaught and are reading this note - go find Dan and kick him in the balls. You'll feel better.
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