In article ,
George William Herbert wrote:
The underlying question... is the Shuttle program going away
or not... is a perfectly valid one. As is exactly what it's
going to be doing between now and end of program.

Sure, that's the question that I have in mind too. As I see it, it is
not all clear that the space shuttle is going away in 2010 or close to it.
Some powerful people can't stand the thought of a "gap" in American manned
spaceflight. One important Senator even called it a threat to national
security! So I'm not just trying to prove that Bush has no credibility.
On the contrary, on this question, I still hope that he's exactly right.
I hope that the invisible hand of executive power shoves aside anyone
who tries to rescue the Shuttle between now and December 2008.

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