On 10/25/2010 2:20 PM, Pat Flannery wrote:
Powered by microwaves or lasers from the ground...sounds a bit much from
a space agency that can't figure out how to get to the Moon on their
budget:
http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/ar...rship/19683450

As to why something designed to fly around inside the solar system is
called a "starship" is something known only to the NASA PAO. :-D

And while we're working on that, it's also time for the US to become
"Team America - Asteroid Police":
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/usmust...e advisersays
Since asteroids present a threat to the entire planet's surface, this
would be an ideal project for the UN to fund, with each country kicking
in funding in proportion to its total land area.
Try that one on for size, Putin. :-)