In article ,
says...
On or about Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:36:59 GMT, JimO
made the sensational claim that:
From what i can hear, there's
a major internal debate over this
idea -- go for it, or be cautious.

I would have thought the 'debate' would be about how best to delude themselves
into believing this is a 'good NASA idea' as opposed to kissing russian ass yet
again.

Well, the issue has apparently been decided. NASA turned thumbs-down to
the plan, according to a variety of sources.

Doug