On Feb 13, 12:36�am, David Spain wrote:
"Greg D. Moore (Strider)" writes:

Yes, because taxpayers also love it when their hard earned tax dollars are
used by the government to pay foreign nations.

They're damned if they do, damned if they don't.

See, my plan is looking *better* all the time!

Think of it as an 'investment', we have precendents; AIG, GM, Chrysler,

so why not,

S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation, Mattel, The Lego Group, ...

;-)

Dave

Well NASA took their shot, with ARES I think most here knew it was a
bad idea from the day the program was announced!

Most myself included thought using a existing expendable would be
better.

So in tyoical nasa fashion, politics ruled and the bad program was
selected

But with shuttle cost of over 5 billion a year, russia will be a
bargain at twice the price