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NASA Hopes Discovery's Move Is Not The Last
An anonymous reader wrote to mention the movement of the space shuttle Discovery. The upcoming mission, if it launches, is crucial to the future of American manned space flight. From the Washington Post article: "A successful flight will allow NASA to resume construction of the half-built International Space Station and possibly extend the life of the beloved Hubble Space Telescope, which has allowed humans to peer into far galaxies. But with the shuttle fleet due to retire in 2010, any serious problems during July's mission likely would bring a premature end to the shuttle program and disrupt NASA's plans to keep its skilled work force intact while a replacement spacecraft is being developed."
I'd volunteer in a heart-beat whatever the dangers are. The Shuttle, despite NASA stupidity, is far safer than taking the freeway on our side of the pond. Hell, get me up to the ISS and you'd need armed guards and crowbars to pry me out of there. To insure the continuation of the race, and by that I mean the whole human race we need to get off this fragging planet. NASA ain't gonna do it, near as I can tell. I hope someone does.
"[I]t is a wise man who admits the limits of his knowledge or skill, and that pretending either causes harm." --Terry Go
McCain would have won it hands down. Now he is pandering to the far right wing. In particular, he is now pushing Intelligent Design as well as suggesting that perhaps these deficits are not so bad. From where I sit, I now have to wonder how easily he can be bought.
That also makes me wonder what exactly was his role in the keating5. We have had a string of immoral, unethical and/or illegal presidents (nixon, reagan, clinton, and W). In addition, we have had 2 that have no concept of deficits (reagan and w). We do not need more.
At this point, I would no longer say that McCain is an easy shoo-in.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.