Hansel ) wrote:
: Yes, one could propose to scrap the shuttle and even the ISS, because they
: aren't awefully cheap or effective to run but NOT until something better has
: been put in place, otherwise you'll probably end up with nothing to fly in
: the current climate of half baked ideas and unfinished concepts.

Well said. Much of motivation (or should be!) is not to remove or
otherwise not stop using old technology until the newer technology is in
place and functioning.

"Here I have this new computer that you can have in three months. In the
mean time I'll take that unit you're using there."

Yeah, right!

Eric

: Kris
: my Energia HLLV site:www.k26.com/buran/

: "Alexander Sheppard" wrote in message
: om...
: I wrote the following article for the student paper,
:
: http://www.technicianonline.com/0123...2_sheppard.php
:
: As a side note, the editor's intro line at the top has basically
: nothing to do with what I say in the article, and is in fact wrong. Oh
: well.