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."

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[Decker-Mage]

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.