Dropping back into the atmosphere at Mach 25 is never 'routine'....
At minimum the mars program is already dead, its final nail in the
coffin will be the day Bush is replaced.
I dont think humans will return to the Moon on nasa vehicles.
NASA MAY get to keep a robotic moon program or buy space on a business
vehicle.
NASA will probably get a over priced CEV vehicle of some sort for LEO
only....
It will be quickly obsoleted by private industry.
The risk with private industry is the recession that I believe is
coming will dry up investment income in long term risky programs
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